Truly tropical plants are those that hail from areas with no frost or freeze in their annual cycle. Some have a hard time handling exposure to anything below about 55 degrees.

Tropical Aquariums, Plants and Fishes By A. Laurence Wells. Pp. 160. ... Nature - Tropical Aquariums, Plants and Fishes. Skip to main content. Thank you for visiting nature.com.

Dead leaves on woody tropical plants, such as hibiscus, tibouchina, angel trumpet, croton, ixora, schefflera, copper plant and rubber tree, can be picked off to make things look neater.

Some tropical crops require year-round warm weather to thrive. Turmeric needs at least 10 months after planting for a decent harvest—something you may never be able to recreate in a cold climate.

Nor are all of the threatened plants on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List, which tracks threatened species worldwide; the researchers found that ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...

Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms Date: July 22, 2024 ... Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49181-5; ...

Tropical forests are reaching critical thresholds due to climate change. Scientists have recently discovered a phenomenon occurring in tropical forests that could be of great concern if global ...

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, ...

Frozen tropical plants can act like northern herbaceous perennials and die down to the roots. Now is a good time to prune the dead material away. Look at the base of the stems: ...