Keep water off of Jade plants’ leaves as much as possible. Stagnant water and damp conditions on the foliage can attract pests and diseases in my experience. Filtered or rainwater is recommended ...

Jade plants are regal, tree-shaped succulents that can be the stars of your plant collection. And when you know how to prune a jade plant, you can keep it shaped and compact, almost like a bonsai.

Even the easiest houseplants need occasional maintenance. One such plant is jade (Crassula ovata), which comes in many shapes and sizes and is known for being an easy-to-grow houseplant. Successfully ...

Honey fungus may sound like quite an oxymoron, but unfortunately, there's nothing sweet about it should it appear on your plants. Scientifically known as Armillaria, this parasitic fungus is known ...

A person using pruner to trim a jade plant - JulieK2/Shutterstock ...

Jade Plant (Hybrid) Their jade-green, typically tear-, oval-, or wedge-shaped leaves are what give them their name. The edges of the leaves occasionally have a red hue. Jade trees grow in hot, ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

Researchers studied the fungus and spiders and published a paper in the journal Fungal Systematics and Evolution (PDF link). The study was led by Harry Evans, a specialist in botany, plant ...

Powdery mildew is a fungal disease devastating to wheat, causing significant quality and yield loss. Flavonoids are important secondary plant metabolites that confer resistance to biotic and abiotic ...