While our daily interactions with our plants are limited, every proud plant parent knows that our leafy babies are more than just decorations. Not only can plants improve your health, but they often ...

Jasmine is a perennial vine or shrub that’s much-loved around the world for its delicate blossoms and sweet fragrance. Depending on the variety, jasmine may have star-shaped or tubular flowers, and it ...

It's been a while, but we still miss zauschneria. The plant is still with us, blooming right now to enliven late summer, but the name is obsolete. Some call it California fuchsia, but it isn't much ...

The names we use for plants is critical to purchasing, communicating and learning about the plants we grow in our gardens and landscapes. For example, you might see a bush with pink flowers blooming ...

I'm more than old enough to remember when the tricolored heron — a common and attractive wading bird — was known as Louisiana heron. Some time ago the American ornithological community agreed to ...

Most beginning or occasional gardeners regard the fact that plants have two names – Latin and common – a confusing and intimidating nuisance. No wonder. Latin is not exactly a language any of us use ...