The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals can help with that. Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many ...

Garden designed with King for RHS flower show inspired by patterns in nature - The RHS Royal Legacy Garden is part of the ...

Flower colors that contrast with their background are more important to foraging bees than patterns of colored veins on pale flowers according to new research, by Heather Whitney from the University ...

Just a few years ago, no serious gardener would dare to plant striped flowers. But this spring, the bright blooms are back in fashion. House & Garden magazine's Stephen Orr visited The Early Show with ...

Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many flowers bear colourful patterns, which are known as nectar guides in biology. They are assumed to show the pollinating insects the shortest way to the ...

Flower colors that contrast with their background are more important to foraging bees than patterns of colored veins on pale flowers, according to new research. Researchers' observation of how ...