On cliffs above Bethesda that can only be reached with specialist mountaineering gear, grows one of the most endangered plants in the world. The exact location is a closely-guarded secret, but even ...

“Early August and the phlox start coming out,” former Maine poet laureate Baron Wormser wrote online a couple of weeks ago, “whites and various pinks. My wife and I have been flower gardening for ...

Update: Several readers reached out asking how they can responsibly remove hawkweed from their property. This story has been updated with information about what experts recommend. That cluster of ...

and allowed two types of hawkweed to get established in 2011, according to annual report card issued by the state's Invasive Species Council. The group said Oregon earned a B- grade for the year. The ...

Q: I have two patches of low-lying, bristled weeds in my front yard. I'm attaching a photo. I killed it with Roundup (or so I thought) 2 years ago, and now they're back. This past spring, I dug out ...

A wildflower has become the first living species in the UK to be named after Sir David Attenborough. The Attenborough’s hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum) was found a decade ago in South Wales but ...

Ketton Quarry, Rutland: Pliny the Elder believed that hawks sprinkled sap from hawkweeds into their eyes. But the plant’s true hawkish behaviour was only recently discovered Old limestone quarries are ...

Q: I am having a very hard time getting rid of a weed that has popped up in my lawn this year. It's a new lawn in its second year. I have searched many sites trying to identify it and the closest ...