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blue roses

  Since blue roses do not exist in nature, as roses lack the specific gene that has the ability to produce a "true blue" color, blue roses are traditionally created by...

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New Plant Discoveries:

2024 New Plant Discoveries: Curcuma kakchingense is a new species of turmeric found in Manipur's Kakching. Asystasia Venui, a flowering plant discovered in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden at Howrah in West Bengal.

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India also added 339 taxa to its plant database

India also added 339 taxa to its plant database, including 326 species, and 13 infraspecific taxa. Of these, 171 taxa are new to science and 168 taxa are new distributional records from India. A taxa can refer to a sub-species or variety of a plant species.30 Jun

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aloe vera

Aloe there! Overall the aloe plantis America's favorite house plant with a whopping 11 states searching for this plant the most. Slithering into second place is the snake plant with it's fantastic snake patterned leaves. our new “Weird But True” series, we will equip you with interesting facts about everyday things that sound unbelievable, but are true! These facts will come in handy if you’re...

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• Why plant life is special?

Why plant life is special? Plants are the foundation of life. They use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide from the air and water into food. This simple process, photosynthesis, provides the energy animals need and the oxygen we all breathe. Plants are powerful.

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What makes plants unique?

What makes plants unique? They are the only life forms that can produce their own food using energy from sunlight. Plants have green pigment called chlorophyll in their cells, mainly in the leaves. This pigment allows plants to make food from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide in a process called photosynthesis.

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