Nightshade is a family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and peppers. Tobacco is also in the nightshade family. Nightshades are unique because they contain small amounts of ...

Such is the case with the mint family (Lamiaceae). If you come across a minty fragranced plant in your yard, you can be pretty sure it belongs to the mint family. In fact, there's an easy trick to ...

Some plants don't make good neighbors for cucumbers. We'll tell you which fruits, herbs, and vegetables should not be planted ...

Many plants, and a few other organisms, can expedite diversification even further by doubling their number of chromosomes.

Here, I reveal five plants with thorns and spines to avoid in family gardens, including some unusual native trees and shrubs. So, if you are wondering about the prickly shrubs and trees to avoid ...

a family that includes just one known species, Amborella trichopoda. Often described as a "living fossil," this small woody plant grows only on New Caledonia, a South Pacific island famous among ...