The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.

Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper ...

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

Photographers capturing earlier than expected blooming of the iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert are being asked to ...

It’s always useful to keep in mind that when we buy a certain variety of fruit tree we are the beneficiaries of clonal propagation; that is, the fruit we harvest is coming from canopy growth (called a ...

"10 per cent of the trees have died and none of those remaining are producing flowers or fruit," explained botanist Rod ...

Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to look bare and lifeless. While most plants hunker down for the cold season, certain ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its ...