If your annual flowers aren't exploding with celebratory fireworks of color right now, it may be lack of fertilizer.

Eclipse gets large, round, “mophead” flowers in late June to early July that are mostly cranberry-red but with creamy centers ...

Everyone's knee-jerk reaction for color-coding the flower arrangements for special events is red for Valentine's Day and white for funerals. While we're more than happy to get a bountiful bouquet ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are easy to grow and care for, bringing an explosion of color to the garden. This beloved wildflower is abuzz with butterflies and bees and has exceptional heat tolerance.

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles use ...

Marigolds have bright, pom-pom-like flowers that come in cheerful warm colors like yellow, orange, red, white, and gold. These popular bedding plants grow easily and quickly.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Colors of Plants and Flowers ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 20 (May 1869), p. 314 doi:10.1038 ...

Q: Why are more fruits and flowers red, orange or yellow than blue? —Robert L. Morrison | Poughkeepsie, New York There is actually no true blue pigment in nature. A pigment creates color by ...

“The red color protects some of the most exposed parts of the tree’s reproductive system,” Renner said. “This includes stigma papillae, style transmission cells and the pollen tubes.