Making marriages to last (or so they hope), Bengali Hindus bring carved marsh-reeds, grass bracelets, marigolds and tuberoses to the altar.

Indian couples typically don’t hurry into marriage. Even circa 2008, many parents still choose their children’s life partners, often picking out spouses years in

The best route isn’t always direct, especially when it comes to pollination.

Thank you to Ernesto Sandoval , curator at UC Davis’s Greenhouses, for sending this news of bird/flower symbiosis.

Babiana ringens , a plant known in its native South Africa as “rat tail,” must

The improbable hero of Orczy’s adventure novel took cover behind a common roadside weed.

Which side of the French Revolution (the 1789 one, we mean) are you on?

In the anti-monarchical U.S., we tend to side with our fellow Revolutionaries, acknowledging that sometimes a few

Evening primroses can open the Bible, kick off a party or alleviate PMS.   ‘How can this be?’

Evening primrose, Oenothera , comes into bloom in early summer across much of the central U.S. and flowers on for weeks. As its name gives away, it’s one

Child’s play became political weaponry with a notorious attack ad from 1964.

Probably the first political attack ad was painted on a cave wall somewhere in France. But the one we first remember was aired on U.S. television September 7, 1964, during Monday Night at

What happens when you turn cold cash into a faux-floral tribute? 

Giving gifts is a gift. Giving money is a contribution. So what is giving a money bouquet?

In Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, and Nigeria, it’s illegal.

And it has been for several years. Around