Several members of the attractive Calliandra genus grow well in Hawaii. Red powder-puff is one of the common names for the Calliandra haematocephala; another is lehua haole. Both names make sense when ...

Calliandra (haematocephala) species contains more than 150 different kinds of shrubs and small trees, all shapes and sizes. This group of plants is greatly appreciated in southwest Florida because ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focus on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. Many succulents, including agaves, aloes and various kinds of ...

Kampala — MOST small-scale farmers feed their dairy cows on inadequate and low-quality fodder, resulting in low milk production. Jane Kugonza, a research technician working with International Centre ...

Kampala — A COMMON exotic tree species introduced in the country about two decades ago as fodder for animals, has been found to have high nectar content. Bee researchers in Tororo District found out ...

Question: We have a hedge that has red puffball blooms. This year, for the first time, we have a single white bloom among the red. It’s quite unusual. I have attached pictures. Can you explain this? — ...