There's one vivid blue flower that transforms from golden fall beauty to a spring showstopper, offering pollinator appeal and ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

While hummingbirds love bright-colored flowers, that doesn't mean your yard won't benefit from a different shade. This ...

Hydrangeas are exceptional in that the color of their flowers can change depending on the availability of aluminum ions.

Outside the blue of the sky and of the water of lakes, rivers, and oceans, nature does not offer much in the way of the color blue, especially in the world of plants and animals. Did you ever wonder ...

Many gardeners are working hard to secure colourful summer flowers, and growing one perennial plant could bring pink and blue blooms for weeks. With a blend of annuals and perennials, your garden can ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Many gardeners already know to plant blue flowers in their gardens to bring in bumblebees. But scientists have found a new set of bee-friendly plants which have a special glow we cannot see. These ...

Blue flowers are rare in nature, and for good reason: the color is usually the result of mutations and quirks of acidity levels rather than an actual blue pigment. That makes genetically engineering a ...