The Atacama desert typically receives less than 15mm of rain every year. But the area had more than 12mm of rain during ...

Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally ...

Plant scientists at a world-leading firm that grows date palms in the UK hope to turn an Indian desert green as they open a ...

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers ...

California's wildflower superbloom gives Coachella a run for its money as the most popular seasonal event in the desert. Bright orange, salmon, crimson, and yellow flowers fulminate over the arid ...

San Diego — Against snow-capped mountains, purple and golden fields of wildflowers were starting to bloom this week in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Residents in the nearby town of Borrego ...

As wild burro populations grow, they're putting native vegetation at risk, a new study shows, including the saguaro cactus.

The driest desert, now adorned with a breathtaking array of flowers, is a sight to behold. This unexpected transformation, sparked by the rare occurrence of rains in North Chile, has turned a portion ...

Kirti Mathura wants to “broaden the plant palettes” of Arizona gardeners. And she hopes her book, “The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden” ($21.95, Gibbs-Smith) will help. Kirti Mathura wants to ...

ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening ...

Last week I talked about using shoulder season flowers for your post-freeze winter pots. Dianthus is a great full-sun flowering plant as it is truly a perennial and can handle our extreme seasons in ...