By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flowering plants – from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse flower and voodoo lily – are cornerstones of Earth’s ecosystems and essential for humankind. New research based on genome data for […]
Crowds gathered on Friday in Tokyo to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, which are blooming later than expected in the capital because of cold weather. Cherry blossoms in Osaka, western Japan (Kyodo News/AP) (Kyodo News/AP) Cherry blossoms, known as “sakura” in Japanese, are the country’s favourite flower, and people often have sakura viewing parties beneath […]
The famed cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., reached peak bloom by March 17 — tied for the second earliest in history. In Rochester, the same dynamics are at play. In Rochester’s Highland Park, some of the cherry trees have started to bloom on the south-facing hillsides along Reservoir Avenue. That’s very, very early, said Mark […]
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Orange blossoms are among Morocco’s quintessential fragrances. Moroccan women are welcoming spring by collecting the waxy white blossoms in copper pots used to distill the scent that’s folded into honey-laden pastries, sprinkled on mint tea and used in religious ceremonies as an ode to paradise. The annual ceremony in homes across […]