Tag: thorns
Thorny Vegetation Is Naturally Repellent
UNITED STATES—Roses might be more fun to grow and prune without their thorns. Blackberries are easier to pick from thornless canes. Thorny vegetation is...
Toxic Plants Are Diversely Enigmatic
UNITED STATES—There is no single reason for toxic plants to be as potentially dangerous as some of them are. They are toxic by various...
Plants Outgrow Juvenile Foliage
UNITED STATES—Shortly after germinating and producing their first few leaves, many seedlings start to produce foliage that is indistinguishable from the foliage that they...
Roses Have Thorns And Thorns Have Roses
UNITED STATES—Thorns, spines and prickles are not often considered to be assets. The weirdly stout prickles on the distended trunks of floss silk tree...