Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, England, is home to the Poison Garden, which contains around 100 deadly and toxic plants.

Self-seeding plants make gardening easier by naturally dropping seeds and growing new plants without much effort. These ...

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First human study of digoxin in cancer Digoxin is an old medication that was first derived from the foxglove plant (Digitalis lanata) in 1930.It's used to treat heart failure and atrial ...

In 1775, 250 years ago, William Withering, a physician practising in Birmingham, learnt of a folk remedy for dropsy involving the use of digitalis from purple foxgloves. He started to use it in his ...

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x grandiflora is a short-lived perennial. Blazing star is just what you need for the blazing sun. These spiky pollinator plants are often purple, though you can find white and pink varieties. Many ...

Climbing or twining veggies and flowers like runner bean ‘Lazy Housewife,’ ‘Sugar Snap’ climbing peas, sweet pea ‘Mammoth ...

Jan Wilkins, Foxglove Garden Club president, asked and received permission from the Bath Town Council to complete the yellow brick walkway in the German Cemetery. At the February 4 council meeting, ...

Some flowers can be toxic for dogs and cats. Here's a list of what is safe—and what isn't—before you buy a bouquet this ...

A Brillouin spectroscopy study of the apple fruit cuticle indicates spatial micro-mechanical inhomogeneities exist between the periclinal and anticlinal regions.