On closer inspection, the center of each flower — the pistil — had turned pitch black, as if charred. The unseasonal spring ...

However, the presence of accessory tissue is also an important factor determining the relationship between ovule fertilization and fruit development. For example, in epigynous pear flowers, the ...

pollen moves from male flower parts to female flower parts, to fertilize the ovule and produce seeds. Some plants can self-pollinate, reproducing within their own flowers without the need of outside ...

A flower girl usually wears a mid or tea-length gown, and a floral wreath or hair ribbon. They also tend to carry a basket of ...

Bright yellow tulips make for a striking foreground for the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station.

Spring flowers have co-evolved with insect pollinators for a long time. The flowers require pollen delivery to set seed. To ...

Bright yellow tulips make for a striking foreground for the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station. Spring has sprung at the Baikonur Cosmodrome with bright yellow tulips and the ...

Image of a flower with blue petals on a blue background. I can almost feel it, beneath my parka. Not quite, but almost: burgeoning, blossoming, a murmur of springtime. At the Solomon R.

The wedding guest repurposed the flowers for dried floral arrangements at her own nuptials months later Stephanie Nantel/Getty A wedding guest recently took off with floral arrangements from a ...

April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...