It grows on vining cactus plants of the Hylocereus or Selenicereus genus. Dragon fruit grows to the size of a baseball. It is ...

Glazed terracotta or ceramic pots are best. Properly water your dragon fruit plant to keep the soil moist, but avoid overwatering. Known as the white-fleshed pitahaya, the dragon fruit plant or cactus ...

In less than two hours we turned into the gate of the farm, trees framing the driveway as Pitahaya plants grew in long rows on either side. Ingrid and Radames, the owners, greeted us with a taste ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

The plant is related to the daisy, but it looks very different. It has round, yellow flowers with dark red spots in the center. These flowers, often called buzz buttons or Sichuan buttons ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Plants help people and animals to live. Plants provide food for people and animals to eat. They also make oxygen. All people and animals need oxygen to breathe. Plants are a very important part of ...

We may earn a commission from your purchases. Whether it’s brightening your home office with indoor plants or growing herbs outside to cook with, having plants can dramatically increase your ...