Brazilian potato tree (Solanum wrightii) adds a cheerful note to the landscape. Its modest size – 15 feet high – is a big plus with today’s smaller yards. Flowers bloom throughout the year, with the ...

Q. I have a question about persimmon trees. I bought three pairs over the past several years from a well-known mail-order company. They were supposed to be one male and one female. All of the trees ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on ...

Among the largest and most ornamental grasses for our landscapes is tiger grass (Thysanolaena maxima), an 8-to-10-foot-tall species native to Nepal, India and Bhutan. Introduced from Sumatra to the ...