High above the rainforest floor, tiny ponds form in the leaves of plants perched on tree branches. Frogs breed in these ponds ...
It’s not as simple as planting a garden full of red flowers.
Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.
It's summer, which means that it's also hummingbird migration season! If you want a chance to see these delicate creatures up ...
Hummingbirds make bromeliad plants split into new species twice as fast as other pollinators do, scientists at the University ...
Every July, thousands of backyard birders notice the same puzzling thing. The feeder is spotless, the sugar water is fresh, ...
Seeing a hummingbird is always a highlight for me, and it doesn’t happen nearly enough. While at a public gardens conference in Denver a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a hummingbird nest on a light ...
If you love nothing more than seeing hummingbirds flock to your yard, then you should consider a simple ribbon trick to ...
It is a little past 6:30 in the morning on Whidbey Island, in Washington’s Puget Sound, and despite the earliness of the hour and wretchedness of the weather, Dan Harville is admiring the torch lilies ...
With the work it takes to raise a hummingbird family, females are typically scarce through the summer. But now, they're starting to appear.
Looking beyond the usual hummingbird flowers? One dramatic climbing plant brings bold color, vertical interest, and plenty of ...