As winters go, the fast-departing season was a good one. It was a bit dry there before last week’s deluge, and a heavy snowstorm did awful damage to some trees, but the weather turned cold early and ...

Driving along Texas roads in the spring can be classified as nothing short of extraordinary as the roadsides are adorned with wildflowers that have splashes of color ranging from blue to pink to ...

Scientists have identified the cluster of genes responsible for reproductive traits in the common primrose flower (Primula vulgaris), first noted as important by Charles Darwin more than 150 years ago ...

Imagine a bleak, chilly day. Now imagine a bouquet of cheery, cool-season blooms. Pansies. Perhaps petunias. But don't forget primroses. The name primrose is derived, in part, from the Latin primus, ...

Plant scientists have succeeded in unraveling the complete genome sequence of the common primrose -- the plant whose reproductive biology captivated the Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. The ...

Q. My friends told me about a plant in his garden with yellow flowers that close very suddenly at the end of the day. They keep a few of the plants to amaze visitors to their garden. Can you tell me ...