When left untouched, a crown of thorns plant can grow up to six feet tall and two feet wide. By cutting away older leaves, this will keep the plant a manageable size.

The crown of thorns is a striking houseplant with bright green foliage and tiny flowers enclosed with bright bracts of pink, red, yellow, or white. Its common name comes from the legend that this ...

A rose thorn can easily puncture the skin, bringing with it bacteria and fungi that can lead to diseases such as sporotrichosis and plant-thorn synovitis.

Plants have evolved all sorts of wickedly clever defense mechanisms, and the most primal—and effective—are thorns, prickles, and spines. Spiky plants can be a hassle for maintenance and ...

While many plants lie dormant during the winter months, the Himalayan blackberry stands out like a giant mass of green and reddish leaves with its weaving, giant, thorny arms daring you to cross it.

As it happens, she is also an expert on stem cells. And as it turns out, stem cells can explain thorns. Irish and her research team first showed that, in citrus plants, thorns arise from the plants’ ...

Thorns are unique to plants such as bougainvillea, hawthorn and citrus. Vivian Irish, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University and lead author on the study, ...

The move to allow Category D prisoners convicted of sexual offences to be accepted at HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington, Cheshire, was met by heavy criticism when it was revealed last week.

The crown of thorns plant, named for the wreath of spines Christ was forced to wear during his crucifixion, has come a long way in a few decades. We’ve gone from a single red-flowered species ...

To find the gene responsible for thorns, scientists investigated plants in the Solanum genus. These plants, known as nightshades, encompass more than 1,500 species and include common culinary ...

However, as the name "crown of thorns" suggests, the plant is covered with 1-inch-long very sharp spines, which means it’s not an ideal plant to have in your home if you have curious kids or pets.