ORCHIDS ARE more than pretty flowers. Each one tells part of the story about how these plants have adapted to an incredible array of native environments. For some of Todd Kennedy’s orchids, the story ...

Nineteenth-century plant hunters lost their lives scouring the world for orchids. Today, we pick them up at the grocery store along with a gallon of milk. We're intrigued by the mesmerizing looks of ...

Forget roses. Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens wants you to stop and smell the Titan Arum, a large phallic-shaped plant that blooms on rare occasions, and, when it does, emits a scent that has ...

Hydrangeas are exceptional in that the color of their flowers can change depending on the availability of aluminum ions.

Brighten winter with the vibrant blooms of a Christmas cactus. Learn how to care for this tropical beauty and keep it flowering year after year.

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Tropical Storm Hilary’s historic rains are great news for wildflower lovers — if you’re into shy desert blooms like the arcing spikes of fringed amaranth (Amaranthus fimbriatus), pops of purple from ...

Art in Bloom 2014 at The New Orleans Museum of Art (Photo by Sue Strachan / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Art in Bloom, The New Orleans Museum of Art 's annual exhibition of botanical sculpture was ...

A blue Egyptian water lily, a potential inspiration for flower petals painted on a casket found in Tut's tomb. 68/Partha Pal/Ocean/Corbis What makes us want to grow a lily in a pot? It’s a question at ...

SAN JOSE -- The rare, smelly tropical plant known as the "corpse flower" is set to bloom for the first time ever in Silicon Valley on the grounds of San Jose State University. The botanical behemoth, ...