The Man'yoshu (meaning "collection of ten thousand leaves") is the oldest anthology of poetry in Japan. One poem, written by the Empress Koken in 752 AD, describes the unusual autumnal appearance of ...

Hubballi: Following recent rains, Chromolaena odorata, also known as Eupatorium plant, a weed believed to have arrived from abroad during the import of foodgrains about three decades ago, is spreading ...

What: Eupatorium maculatum “Gateway,” commonly called Joe Pye weed, is a tall, bold perennial that’s native to the East Coast. The strong upright stems are richly colored in deep merlot red holding in ...

Eupatorium purpureum is one of those tough, useful plants that could easily be overlooked for being a little too utilitarian. After all, there is nothing dainty about this 2m (6.5ft) beast, and its ...

A thousand-year-old poem describing a striking yellow display of summer foliage in Japan is probably the earliest record of a plant virus. The Man'yoshu - the earliest and largest anthology of ...