She leads the Black Heritage Celebration in Plant City, is president of the local Kiwanis Club, and holds plenty of other titles. In 1989, she created Miss Junior Black Plant City.

However, just as with pruning, do your best to keep the latex sap and prickly thorns away from your skin. When left untouched, a crown of thorns plant can grow up to six feet tall and two feet wide.

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.

Still, plants are in this ever-evolving arms race too, and employ several adaptations to deter getting chomped on, primarily ...

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 ...