The papyrus plant is native to the marshy borders of the Nile River in Egypt. It is a tall, stately plant, growing up to 8 feet in height. The triangular stem grows out of a clump; under the stem ...

To help you grow papyrus outdoors, we look at where to plant it and how easy it can be to care for. Papyrus is an aquatic ...

Coral bells are much better grown as container plants and they don’t just survive the vagaries of container culture. They ...

If you look at the surface of the potato, it has “eyes,” little dimples (technically they are nodes) from which stems will grow, essentially cloning the parent plant. While the “seed ...

This plant technology can respond in about half the time of the traditional flu manufacturing technologies, so that's what started us into the flu, and we have just continued to grow with that.

Knowing how to favourite plants in Grow a Garden will help you ensure that your best plants and produce remain in your garden for as long as possible. Making a plant your favourite in Grow a ...

Here’s how to grow your own avocado plant. 1) Collect and clean the pit. Next time you eat an avocado at home, carefully collect the pit to grow your own tree. Wash the pit clean gently so the ...

One of the first plants I saw was a striking papyrus growing in a courtyard water feature. It makes sense that a plant known to grow in the deserts of Egypt would grow here, but it hadn’t dawned ...

Researchers in Uganda have demonstrated that growing papyrus can be used to soak up toxins and other noxious residues from abattoir effluent. The research can be found in the International Journal ...

Made with stems from the Cyperus papyrus plant, the organic material is fragile, sometimes falling victim to fungal infections. “Fungi can grow deeply,” causing damage such as “cracking ...

Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, is an extraordinary tropical plant that has many uses in the garden. This plant is a member of the sedge family. Its stems are medium-green and triangular and grow ...

The constant parade of new foliage forms from golds to reds, burgundies and more, unique size packages from bigger and better to smaller and cuter, even the annual list of crazy new plant names ...