As global temperatures rise, the ability to understand how plants respond to heat has never been more critical. A recent study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which elevated temperatures ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: I was at the Ruth Bancroft Garden recently ...

Description: This member of the olive family hosts about 30 to 40 species of evergreen shrubs or trees grown for their deep green leaves and fragrant flowers. Osmanthus translates to fragrant flower ...

Osmanthus fragrans, known for its intoxicating apricot-like scent and evergreen beauty, thrives with thoughtful care and seasonal attention. From proper sunlight and watering to mindful pruning and ...

On my recent trip, I discovered autumn gardens in Italy smell a lot like those in South Carolina thanks to two kinds of fall-blooming Osmanthus. In fact, my travel group became quite amused with the ...

Osmanthus isn’t just a pretty evergreen—it’s a fragrance powerhouse that can elevate your garden all year. From choosing the right spot to pairing it with complementary plants, you can create a ...

In Japan, and many other parts of East Asia, the wonderful aroma of osmanthus, otherwise known as the fragrant tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) and known in Japanese as 金木製 kinmokusei, is a harbinger of ...

Why do some flowers smell so strong? A research team led by Prof. Shuang-Quan Huang at Central China Normal University now offers a new answer from a famous fragrant plant: sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus ...

A normally invisible plant is the fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans). When it is in flower, however, everyone will look for it. This shrub has leathery, dark-green ovate leaves with smooth edges. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Xianning has a long history of osmanthus planting. It is recorded in historical literature that in the Warring States Period more than 2,300 years ago, when poem Qu Yuan passed Xianning, he wrote the ...