Growing tropical plants in the garden is so much fun! One of the best tropical plants to grow is definitely Elephant Ears, or ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The elephant ear ...

Gardeners across the South have long planted a group of large-foliage plants in their gardens with the common name of elephant ear. These distinctive plants can add a dramatic tropical statement in a ...

Looking out my dining area window, it is easy to see Fall has arrived. Leaves are drifting down from the oak tree. Dried brown and golden leaves litter the yard with fallen limbs blown down by the ...

I can still taste the bowl of minestrone Genovese that I devoured on my last trip to Italy. Maybe it's because so many of us travel to Italy these days, but basil is one of the most popular herbs to ...

Caladium esculentum Vent., Colocasia antiquorum Schott. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture.

Photosynthetic acclimation to 5 light environments ranging from 2 to 60% full sun was determined in Alocasia macrorrhiza, a shade tolerant species from tropical forest understories, and Colocasia ...

Hindus in Kerala mark the month of Karkidakam (July-August) with spiritual and ritualistic practices and a restorative diet to fortify the body against diseases that the wet, damp months of the ...

I beg your pardon? Did I hear that right? Did you actually say that the palya tasted good today? Be still my beating heart! Deck the halls! Call the papers! This is breaking news,’ my mother gushed as ...

Los trabajos de prospección y recepción de avisos de especies exóticas que la Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía realiza a través del Programa de Control de ...