Video - Why do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?

Article - Fall Leaf Color Change Process

Short article from Harvard's Harvard Forest site that explains the process of Fall leaf color change.
Link: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/leaves/process.html

Aluminum is key ingredient to hydrangea hue

Nothing stirs up greater garden envy than seeing a neighbor's hydrangeas in full bloom, particularly if one's own plants are flowerless. Consequently, the most asked questions in all of gardendom are: Why aren't my hydrangeas blooming and why are my blue hydrangeas pink? Read more:

Genes that change flowers' color are ID'd - UPI.com

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- University of California-Santa Barbara scientists say they have identified the genes that are responsible for changing a flower's colors. Professor Scott Hodges and graduate student Nathan Derieg said they studied red columbines pollinated by hummingbirds and white or yellow columbines pollinated by hawkmoths to document the evolution of such flowers in North America. Read more:
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