When choosing plants for a garden, you may base your decision on a variety of factors. We sometimes decide to choose plants based on a color palette we like. This is easy to do if you want a garden of ...

AT FIRST GLANCE, blue is everywhere in our Pacific Northwest corner of the natural world — bluebird skies, rivers, lakes and saltwater surround us. However, in the world of flowering plants, fewer ...

Sage or salvia (Salvia spp.) flowers have a shape that perfectly accommodates the long, narrow beaks and lengthy tongues of hummingbirds, which they use to reach inside blooms and suck up the nectar.

Creating a vibrant garden filled with a variety of colours can result in a gorgeous display. However, certain flower colours are less common than others. One colour you may not have included in your ...

The beautiful portulaca has a bow of colorsThe colorful portulaca is known by a host of names that include desert rose, rose ...

Blue may seem like a common color in nature. After all, our brilliant sky is blue. But it turns out, the color blue is pretty hard to come by. Not only are there no insects or animals that produce an ...

Some people believe the blue lotus flower has health benefits, including for anxiety and sleep. However, it has psychoactive properties, and research on its safety and efficacy is needed. Blue lotus ...