When you're new to the plant game, though, it can feel overwhelming when people talk about things like "indirect light" or an "internode." Internodes are the areas between the nodes (more on nodes ...

Owing to its expensive cultivation process, most restaurants do not serve authentic wasabi. Only about 5% of the wasabi ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. And the fern has a shallow root system. All the rhizomes should be covered with soil, but not overly deep. The crown should remain on top ...

Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

Did you know that the way weeds spread isn't your only woe? Some species can also attract pests to your yard. Discover which ...

Mitchell says phototropism is “nature’s magic” and is responsible for plants being able to stretch their stems, leaves, and budding flowers toward the strongest source of light. With that said, the ...

It is a popular choice for those looking to control erosion, thanks to its extensive root system of interlacing rhizomes that form a dense mat, as well as roots that can grow 10 feet deep into the ...

St. Augustine and Centipede grasses grow by sending runners across the top of the ground, so they have a shallow roots system. Since root systems ... Zoysia and Bermuda grasses send their roots called ...

Plants with connected roots or rhizomes have the possibility to share resources ... Furthermore, the mother-rhizome-new bamboo system showed specific water use characteristics linked to the explosive ...

Randolph College’s Quillian Visiting International Scholar Sudesh Mantillake’s leads “Movement Rhizome: Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka," featuring a Kandyan dance performance called ...