And like people, plants have more than one formal name: the genus name, the species name, and often a cultivar name, as well as common names. Like nick names given to people, common names given to ...

THE desire to know the names of wild flowers is very widespread and by no means confined to those who take any particular interest in botanical science. For such as these there has been no easy ...

Aphids are one of the most common pests to affect plants in gardens. There are more than 500 species of aphid in Britain and come in a variety of colors, though some of the most common are green ...

In its second year of growth, the common mullein will produce a large, erect flower stalk that can grow from 2 to 8 feet (0.6 to 2.4 meters) tall. This rigid stalk is covered with wooly, branched ...