The shape of a flower's petals and leaves are dictated by a biological map hidden inside the flower's growing bud, a new study finds. Researchers at the John Innes Center and the University of ...

The preference of Heliconius butterflies for certain leaf shapes is innate, but can be reversed through learning. These results support a decades-old theory for explaining the evolution of the ...

A study suggests how mechanical forces influence the shapes of plant leaves and flower petals. The genetic and biomolecular mechanisms that give rise to complex 3D shapes in plant organs have been ...

Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It has definitely turned into a hot summer. However, we have plenty of moisture ...

Flower Communicates with Bats. News. By Wynne Parry published 28 July 2011 ... However, the dish-shaped leaf cut down the bats' search time by roughly 50 percent relative to the feeder by itself.

How to grow daylilies, a flower that comes in an amazing variety of colors, shapes and sizes Dan Gill, The Times-Picayune garden columnist Jun 12, 2014 ...