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Blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) is a nutritionally valuable cold-climate berry characterized by a considerable bitter taste. While bitter compounds in plant foods are often associated with ...

One of the most photogenic and beloved frogs hopping across Australia, the green tree frog is hard to mistake, with its bright green skin, golden eyes and tell-tale flat discs on its fingers and toes ...

Honeysuckle is one of my absolute favourite plants. It's the perfect way to add fragrance to a fence or trellis – so it’s about time we all learned how to grow honeysuckle. If you’re looking for a ...

Visitors wandering onto Bernis Ingvaldson’s Honeyberries USA u-pick operation might look a little dazed. She says, “The first thing I do is walk up to them and ask, ‘Have you had your honeyberry today ...

Some people believe the blue lotus flower has health benefits, including for anxiety and sleep. However, it has psychoactive properties, and research on its safety and efficacy is needed. Blue lotus ...

Columbines are popular garden plants. They can be found in a variety of colors, ranging from red, pink, yellow, white, purple, and blue, and they can help fill the gap between early spring blooming ...

When British archaeologists pried open the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, they found petals scattered across the young pharaoh’s body. Vivid, blue-tinted petals from a flower immortalized on ancient ...