Photos/Lee GugliadaThe balloon flower acquired its common name due to the resemblance of its buds to a hot air balloon. Before its buds are about to unfold, they inflate into little balloon-like ...

Blueish-purple balloon flower is well suited for growing in almost any garden. This pretty perennial needs little care to thrive.

Is it sometimes called a "balloon plant"? A The plant in question is a great perennial named Platycodon, commonly called balloon flower. The emerging flower buds look like miniature hot-air balloons.

Pests also can cause hibiscus bud drop. Aphids, pink hibiscus mealybugs, hibiscus bud midge and hibiscus thrips all attack flower buds and can cause them to drop.

The peach tree buds did not fair nearly as well; the local crop was likely severely damaged by the Arctic blast of cold air earlier this month. Farms will have to wait until April to see just how ...

Twin Cities Live reporter Kelli Hanson takes us to Two Bees & A Bud, a you-pick flower farm located about an hour northeast of the Twin Cities.

CBD flower, or hemp flower, is a product that is derived from the cannabis plant. It looks and smells like marijuana, but has a low THC content. What does the bill say? The bill says "hemp bud and ...

Visitors to The New York Botanical Garden will not only witness with their own eyes – but with their noses – the pending blooming of one of the largest, and putrid-smelling, flowers in the world.