We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. First, let's start with a little plant-nerd-history fun fact: When gardenias were introduced to the West in the 1750s, they were originally ...

If you’ve ever walked past a flowering gardenia plant, you know just how powerfully fragrant they are. The scent casts a wide net, stretching out to anyone who walks in relative proximity and is also ...

Plants are some of nature’s most extraordinary chemists. Unlike animals, they can’t run from predators or pathogens. They can’t uproot themselves to seek out a mate or spread their seeds. So instead, ...