“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...
Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind ...
Our Mystery Plant ("Spiny sow-thistle”, Sonchus asper) is one of them. It’s an annual, growing quickly, getting to be a couple of feet tall, branching toward the top. From the picture you have ...