The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 species, ...

Hostas are generally easy-care plants that add texture and spark to shade gardens but a few extra steps in autumn can make ...

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An extinct plant has been grown from a 1000-year-old seed of a previously unknown species of commiphora that was found in an ...

Houseplants are widely enjoyed for the tropical touch they add to interiors, with a growing trend towards larger and showier ...

Every fall season, nature lovers look forward to scenic fall foliage. But do we know the science behind why leaves do this once the temperatures start dropping? Here's how nature creates art ...

For centuries, its leaves have been used in traditional medicine as a natural treatment for a variety of conditions. Mulberry levels are rich in plant compounds like polyphenol antioxidants ...

Genetic analysis has shown that RNA polymerase V (Pol V) regulates plant defence independently of its known function in RNA-directed DNA methylation. These findings reveal a mechanism whereby Pol ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

Bay leaves may have health benefits, including wound healing and improved memory. However, more research is needed on humans, as most existing studies are on animals or done in test tubes.