and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. According to Feng Shui researchers, it is the official tree of Bangkok.

Grow figs in pots or outside in your garden for homegrown fruit Growing figs can be extremely rewarding—even beginning growers can learn how to grow a fig tree in a small yard or roomy planter ...

You may have heard that fiddle-leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) are the drama queens of plants - stunning and opulent yet notoriously high maintenance and finicky. Their height and large, violin-shaped ...

For reasons of convenience, many figs are imported hard and immature. When buying figs, it's worth noting that they do not ripen after picking, so choose the ripest fruits you can. Look for figs ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A lovely way to inject some color and life into your outdoor spaces is to adorn them with ...

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This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...

Plants are able to reproduce in two different ways - sexual reproduction and asexual reproducion. Sexual reproduction involves pollen from one flower fertilising the egg of another to produce a ...

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Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...