Tropical trees like plumeria do not thrive in most parts of the United States because they require hot and humid conditions.

Plumeria features large, five-petaled, aromatic flowers in various colors, including white, cream, red, pink, yellow, and lilac ... to protect the plant from diseases and pests.

The neem tree is also known as the Indian Lilac and has been used for medicinal purposes for over 2,000 years. The leaves, bark, and seeds ... with a history of liver disease.

Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

Unfortunately, for diagnosis, these are not always produced and they often appear only when the disease is in an advanced state. To identify honey fungus, look for white growths under the bark ...

As of Tuesday morning, the two new fires have been called the Lilac Fire and the Pala Fire. Both started in San Diego County in the early hours of Tuesday. A map of evacuation orders and warnings ...

San Diego County firefighters were working to contain the Lilac Fire, one of three brush fires that broke out early Tuesday morning prompting evacuation orders, school closures and power shutoffs ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — All evacuations have been lifted for the Lilac Fire that broke out just south of Pala Mesa overnight into Tuesday. The fire was first reported just before 1 a.m. in the ...

Latest updates on the fires: Thursday, Jan. 23: Cal Fire San Diego announced the Lilac Fire in Bonsall was 100% contained by Wednesday evening. The blaze destroyed 85 acres, the agency said.