It’s humbling to think how many of the different varieties of plants growing in our gardens, allotments, parks and public outdoor spaces are the legacy of previous generations. That much-loved variety ...

Montbretin A (MbA), a natural compound with great potential for the treatment of type-2 diabetes, was discovered in the ornamental plant montbretia ten years ago, but it can't be produced on a large ...

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

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The orange-flowered montbretia of roadsides is having a great summer. It loves sunshine and showers, which is why it thrives so well along the western coast. Its arching stems with bright orange ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbird feeding from a red flower. - Element allqulity Designe/Shutterstock If you want to lure hummingbirds to your yard with ...

New pretty summer plant montbretia can produce anti-diabetes compound montbretin A (MbA) which may pave the way in developing new drugs for treating diabetes. New pretty ornamental plant montbretia ...

THE orange-flowered montbretia (crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) that lines the roads in patches throughout the country is very familiar to most people but imagine a plant of similar colouring at least ...