A research team has successfully assembled the first high-quality, chromosome-level genome of published findings reveal how ...

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 ...

Tropical plants in the genus Heliconia attract hummingbirds, bats and other creatures in the wild — and intrigue plant collectors, who prize them for their intense colors, dramatic beak-like ...

A tropical plant, which has been dubbed a "sheep eater" because of its sharp-edged leaves, has flowered in a school garden ...

DETROIT - It’s known for housing both rare and exotic plants from around the world. Designed by Albert Kahn, of the oldest conservatories in the country is about to reopen after being closed for ...