You don’t need a green thumb to grow the low-light indoor plants on our list. They’re low-maintenance, easy to care for and ...

Partial shade allows a larger selection of plants including firespike, ti plant, beauty berry, begonias, ornamental gingers ...

Be careful to avoid placing these shade-loving plants directly in the sun this spring - otherwise you risk destroying their ...

SINGAPORE – Many readers of my Root Awakening column in The Straits Times, especially those who reside in high-rise dwellings, do not have enough light for their plants to grow well. The ...

So an international group of scientists is essentially keeping the sun’s light on, as part of a method to “speed breed” plants. LED lights at the optimal color wavelength bathe greenhouse ...

It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the ...

Plants need air, light, warmth, water and nutrients to be healthy. If a plant doesn’t have one of these requirements it could affect its growth or even die. For example, a plant that is kept in ...

Researchers have uncovered how plants can adapt their growth under varying environmental conditions by showing that phytochrome interacting factors (PIFs) are key components of a signalling ...