When it comes to exotic fruits, few trees capture attention like the Ilama tree. Native to Central America, this rare ...

Insect pests and diseases are usually not a problem. The root system is not aggressive so the tree may be planted near the ...

Longwood’s renowned collection of more than 130 varieties of water lilies return to the public eye in the newly-reopened ...

And tillandsias, popularly known as air plants, are perhaps the best known. Almost all originated in tropical and subtropical climates (Mexico and due south) and they’re known for wildly exotic ...

Breakthrough discovery of 123-million-year-old pollen grains in Portugal pushes back flowering plant evolution by 2 million ...

Botanic gardens provide a peaceful gateway to nature, displaying various plants from different parts of the world ...

The Desert Botanical Garden is trying to keep a rare orchid native to Arizona from extinction. After years of careful ...

Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on ...

Keeping plants like this was important, as the gardens worked to preserve specimens from around the world. After the theft of a dozen rare tropical plants last week, some of those species were ...

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