Before you start using banana flowers in cooking, it is important to prepare them correctly. Peel away the outer layers until you reach the tender inner core. The florets inside need to be cleaned by ...

Using a Roselle extract, the muffin is high in vitamins and antioxidants but without the unhealthy preservatives often found ...

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Blackberries aren’t just for summer snacking. Here’s how to grow them indoors so they can be enjoyed year-round.

The new species was named Lasianthus trongii, after Nguyen Dinh Trong, who has protected the Ru Linh Forest for more than 40 ...

This will channel the plant's energy into making flowers and fruit rather than extra leafy growth ... Gently lift the fruit upwards with your thumb on the calyx (the star-shaped green bits at the top ...

Right: young flower with all organs formed (calyx removed) showing the gap (asterisk) where a tenth stamen would be formed. Calyx green, petals red, stamens yellow, carpel blue. Scale bar = 0.05 left ...

The following are some standout species of Salvia that do well in our area: Black and Blue Sage (Salvia guarnitica) has intense, deep blue flower petals with an almost black calyx (the leaf-like ...

The corymbs of beautiful deep rose-coloured flowers are lateral; the peduncles and calyx downy, and the bracteae smooth. It grows to the height of two or even sometimes four feet, and is common in the ...