A recent surprise in my garden was the first appearance of a striking blossom that I had not seen previously and did not expect. It is featured among today’s images. The blossom was from a plant ...

Flowers of higher plants are built in a similar pattern: their outermost whorl is composed of sepals, which protect the young bud, thereafter comes a whorl of often colorful petals attracting insect ...

Scientists found a tropical vine that changed its flowers without losing its pollinators, revealing a more flexible path to plant evolution.

Dear Master Gardener: I was looking at peonies in a catalog and it described one peony flower as a bomb. What does that mean? Answer: For the sake of identification, peonies are divided by flower type ...

FARGO — You don’t even need to buy flowers if you are patient and have a keen eye. Mother Nature can provide a flower like no other: a frost flower. These flowers are quite fragile and form from the ...