You can’t see it, but different substances in the petals of flowers create a “bulls-eye” for pollinating insects, according to a Clemson University scientist whose research sheds light on chemical ...

You have your pick of a few methods. Preserving flower petals is not just a way to hold onto memories but also an opportunity ...

The flowers of any species are typically controlled by genes and are usually of a certain color: bog cranberry typically has pink flowers, starflowers are white, forget-me-nots are blue, and so on.

Beautiful and fragrant blue petunias get their unusual color from a molecular defect in the system that controls the acidity of the plants' cells. A new study reveals this defect in full, solving the ...

A woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, from the Edo Period, about 1800-05, titled 'Express Delivery Boats Rowing through Waves (Oshiokuri hatô tsûsen no zu),' from an untitled series of landscapes ...

With bright reds and yellows - and even the occasional white - poppies are very bright and colorful. Their petals, however, are also very thin; they are made up of just three layers of cells.

Each month, a Gardener’s Dirt column features a different flower color. As authors researched color topics, they discovered “interesting” information about their compositions. When I looked up ...

With bright reds and yellows -- and even the occasional white -- poppies are very bright and colorful. Their petals, however, are also very thin; they are made up of just three layers of cells.