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Bear Pit, Sheffield Botanic Gardens
Sheffield, England

Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.
A corpse flower blooming at a botanic garden in Bonn, Germany, in 2006.
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The Careful Work of Breathing Life Into the Corpse Flower

In botanic gardens, the lineage of a famously smelly plant is threatened. What can save it?
Doug Johnson January 19, 2021
Entrance sign to the gardens with Fern Mountain in the background.
Decatur, Georgia

Ferns of the World

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.
After blooming for about 48 hours, the titan arum’s spathe closed and the spadix began to wither.
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What It's Like to Care for the Mighty 'Corpse Flower'

"Everybody knew: Don’t touch the titan."
Elaine Ayers August 24, 2020
Agapetes miniata
Federal Way, Washington

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
Even with wide-open spaces, staff are being careful to practice social distancing, and wipe down any shared surfaces.
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How America's Botanic Gardens Are Growing Without Visitors

Watering and weeding can't wait until the pandemic has passed.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 23, 2020
<em>Cyanea kuhihewa</em>, rediscovered.
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In Kaua‘i, Botanists Rediscover an Extinct Plant Once Mistaken for Another Extinct Plant

Just another day in Hawaiian conservation.
Sabrina Imbler February 28, 2020
Jaboticaba growing on a branch.
Bundaberg North, Australia

Bundaberg Botanic Gardens

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
Inside the greenhouse.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

El Charco del Ingenio (The Mill Puddle)

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.
The record-breaking <em>Rafflesia</em>, taken on December 31.
forests

An Elusive 'Corpse Lily' Bloomed Larger Than Ever Before in Indonesia

The massive red flower also smelled really, really bad.
Sabrina Imbler January 8, 2020
Papaikou, Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Botanic Gardens station platform.
Glasgow, Scotland

Botanic Gardens Railway Station

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.
Andrea Kramer, of the Chicago Botanic Garden, pollinating "cabbage on a stick."
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Could a Gene Bank Save Endangered Plants From Extinction?

A "plant studbook" might help botanic gardens bring rare breeds back from the brink.
Lorraine Boissoneault November 1, 2019
The Tropical House.
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Matthaei Botanical Gardens

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.
"Diminish and Ascend."
Christchurch, New Zealand

'Diminish and Ascend'

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Victoriahuset.
Stockholm, Sweden

Victoriahuset (Victoria House)

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
The Palm House.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Botanic Gardens Palm House

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.