More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's fascination with genetics and domestication catapulted the scientific world into new territory as scientists started to ask: How did a species evolve to be ...

When it comes to indoor plants, orchids, begonias, violets, and kalanchoes usually steal the spotlight. However, there's another stunning option that’s just as beautiful, and even more original: ...

The first week of December always brings back memories of my school teaching years. For my horticulture class, it was time to make plans for the upcoming sale of flowering red gloxinias to sell for ...

Growth habit: A foliage plant sprouting shoots from a tuber near the soil line and growing to 12 inches tall and wide. The leaves are oval-shaped and deep green with prominent lighter green veins; ...

Let the surface dry before you water it, and don't keep it wet all the time. Give the plant as much light as you can, but not a real direct sun. Try setting the plant on a bowl of rocks that's ...

Researchers discovered that in its 200 years of being cultivated and domesticated, florist's gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, has reached tremendous levels of phenotypic, or physical, variation and ...

More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's fascination with genetics and domestication catapulted the scientific world into new territory as scientists started to ask: How did a species evolve to be ...