Choose plants that will help these cheerful flowers thrive. Whether it's a field of yellow or a bouquet of sunny blooms, a big, cheerful sunflower is one of summer's most iconic sights.

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being ...

Before I dip my fingers into the soil and start mapping out my gardening ambitions this spring, I would be remiss if I didn't ...

“O. biradiata is a member of the sunflower family, although it does not resemble its sunburst-shaped relatives at first glance.” The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other ...

With the weather and ground warming and the days getting longer, it's only a matter of time before the flowers are in full ...

the same number and types of visitors as a sunflower in a botanical garden. The team used native perennial plants in the ...

The Wooly Devil is what botanists call a "belly plant"-so tiny that it can only be properly observed while lying on the ...

The sunflower is native to North America and was domesticated by indigenous people in the eastern United States 4,000 years ...

Oilseeds play a dual role on a crop farm, providing a valuable product and a mechanism for enhancing soil health and reducing ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.