The Phytophactor

The jade vine ( Strongylodon macrobotrys ) is a tropical liana (woody vine) from the Philippines. If you know your plant families, you’ll re...

The antiquity of very few species has been documented, but most paleontologists estimate that species on average only persist for a few mill...

A recent trip to the NYC area coincided with the flowering of the Princess tree, Paulownia tomentosa , also known as the royal paulownia or ...

The Phactor is on the move, a trip to the NY City area for a graduation, and this is not about that momentous occasion, but a much more mund...

With no fanfare what so ever the Phytophactor has passed his 100th blog. A bit over a year ago the Phytophactor was constructed as prevent...

You hear so much about the high cost of technology to do research, and I wonder what all the fuss is about? Field season for the Phactor’s h...

For more interesting plant blogs, pop over to Quiche Moraine for the latest carnival.

Today ends another semester, and as many of them as the Phactor has seen you would think he would get used to the fact that semesters, espec...

The Phactor is an excellent source for advice on lawn care. Lesson 1: Nothing is duller or more uninteresting than a monoculture of grass! ...

In several places rampant vines intertwine and climb their way to our greenhouse’s roof, so visitors are often surprised by this huge, dang...