Our mornings have been a little cool. The school buses are on the road. The leaves are falling from the trees. It must be October. Nope, check the date. It is still August; so, what is going on here?

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Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

Leaf marcescence is when trees hold onto their dry leaves through winter, protecting buds and enriching the soil come spring.

For short-lived spring wildflowers such as wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) and Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), timing is everything. These fleeting plants, known as ephemerals, grow in ...