When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on your gardening activities this summer. I garden because I ...

So, you have a rubber plant, and you want to help it thrive. We can help with that, but first…what on earth is a rubber plant anyway? The popular houseplant known as the rubber plant (i.e., Ficus ...

One of the most popular houseplants today is the fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata). Yet this arboreal gem is also a candidate for outdoor growing.

For Mackenzie Roth, a 25-year-old film marketer based in Sherman Oaks, it began with a trip six months ago to the Home Depot in Glendale. An avid home gardener, Roth has filled her apartment with a ...

Even though it’s easier than ever to buy plants online, keeping them alive is still a challenge. So we’re digging up everything you need to care for every type of houseplant. Welcome to Plant Week.

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A recent study in Ficus hispida genomics has unlocked the genetic mechanisms driving this fig tree's unique reproductive system. The fully sequenced genome, a first of its kind for Ficus, reveals ...

House plants are about to get a lot more exciting and useful thanks to an interactive technology that turns them into musical instruments, calendars and remote controls. To do it, just plunge an ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The relationships between body size and host specificity were studied in leaf-chewing and sap-sucking insect communities, including 792 ...

Ficus ginseng plants (Ficus microcarpa) are tropical indoor trees prized for their beautiful waxy green leaves and distinctive pot-bellied trunks. Not only are they low maintenance, but they’re also ...