Deep within tropical rainforests grows a flower so enormous and rare that it defies nature’s norms. Blooming without leaves, stems, or roots, it emerges only after years of hidden growth. Its vast ...

Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is native to eastern North America, including the northern half of Illinois. It grows in wet areas, such as marshy woods, wetlands, stream banks, and bogs. It is ...

Don’t let central heating ruin your plants — these 3 houseplants actually thrive in dry winter air and near radiators.

Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

Moore and Schmidle identified the top 8 invasive plants commonly found in Florida retail garden centers and why you should avoid them: ...

Most people associate flowers with fragrances and beauty. However, there are some flower types that have adopted different strategies. Instead of producing fragrances, some flowers are known for ...

From ant plant meditations to orchid jokes, an exhibition opening at Cambridge University Botanic Garden gives a voice to rare specimens.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden's visitors can use artificial intelligence (AI) to engage in conversations with the plants and learn more about them. Each plant has been given its own name and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to let botanic garden visitors chat to 20 plants and get responses. Cambridge ...

Philodendrons are a large genus of plants in the Araceae (Arum) family. They are native to tropical regions and are popular ...

For the first time since 2014, a giant corpse flower is predicted to bloom at the Bogor Botanical Gardens on February 3, 2026 ...

Adelaide’s corpse flower has come to life but you better act quick if you want to get a whiff of the giant, foul-smelling ...