Sometimes we gardeners do indeed need to reinvent the wheel. Aided by the Internet, we have access to a dizzying array of flowering plants. Our mild Mediterranean climate, allowing many of us to grow ...

Dear Helen: Can you identify the flower in the attached photo? The plant is around one metre tall, with four branching stems bearing showy purple flowers with some striping. I’ve been told the plant ...

The cytology of Malva parviflora L. plants infected with Malva vein clearing virus (MVCV) was studied. Tissues were submitted to double fixation (primary aldehyde fixative followed by osmium tetroxide ...