Image from Wikipedia The post Watch a giant water lily open its "vicious" flower appeared first on Boing Boing.

Kansas might be famous for its wheat fields and sunsets, but hidden between our prairies and small towns lies a treasure hunter’s paradise that rivals any big city flea market scene. From converted ...

The Sunflower State harbors a secret that savvy treasure hunters have known for years—Kansas is absolutely brimming with spectacular swap meets where yesterday’s castoffs become today’s must-haves.

Gardening experts recommend avoiding certain plants that are worse hay fever triggers than others. Some plants are often ...

Loved for their bold and cheery presence, sunflowers are one of the most widely recognised garden blooms. Instantly ...

Lancaster County has several types of trilliums (named for its three leaves). Some have flowers hanging below the leaves.

Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which this year is on Thursday, March 20. This celebration of ...

Sunflowers come in all sizes and colors and are some of the easiest flowers to care for during the heat of summer. See some ...

Her voice is currently the only instrument she knows. “I feel very grateful that I know talented people that understand me, that can take an a capella voice note and make it into a song,” she says.

A tiny, woolly flower found hiding in Texas’s Big Bend National Park shows the intriguing strangeness of sunflowers ...

Iranian journalist and murder-for-hire target Masih Alinejad described in court Tuesday the moment she saw her bungling would-be killer staring straight into her eyes through her pristine sunflower ...