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Seattle, Washington

Alki Flower Houses

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
Natura Insects Spring 2019–2020 - “Glasswinged Butterfly.”
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Meet the Artist Making Fauna Out of Flora

Raku Inoue is now finding inspiration for his precise, ephemeral works in his backyard.
Winnie Lee May 28, 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.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Chatham Passage

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.
This year, the cherry blossoms bloomed without many crowds around to delight in them. But you can check out the beauty from home.
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Silent Films, Flower Festivals, and Cooking Classes to Enjoy at Home

Feast your eyes or sharpen your brain, from a distance.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 27, 2020
<em>Cyanea kuhihewa</em>, rediscovered.
botanical gardens

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
roadside attractions

How to Identify Wildflowers Without Bothering to Get Off the Highway

According to a scientist’s satirical guide, flowers are even more beautiful when you can only kind of see them.
Sabrina Imbler January 23, 2020
The record-breaking <em>Rafflesia</em>, taken on December 31.
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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
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Tulip Museum

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
Portland, Oregon

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
The 99-million-year-old beetle, bathed in pollen.
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Found: Pollen on a 99-Million-Year-Old Beetle, in Amber

The pollen-dusted beetle pushes back the earliest evidence of insect-flower pollination by 50 million years.
Sabrina Imbler November 19, 2019
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Calla Lily Valley

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.
Plenty of daffodils.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Daffodil Lane

This rustic, flower-lined pathway once had very little in common with its namesake.
Vale of Cashmere.
Brooklyn, New York

Vale of Cashmere

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.
Sir John Herschel, a British chemist and astronomer, invented the cyanotype process in 1842.
botanical illustration

These Stunning Botanical Images Are Blueprints of the Past

Two 90-year-old albums document what a 12-year-old photographer did on her summer vacation.
Anna Soper October 8, 2019
Trout lilies in the memorial garden.
gardens

Centuries Later, America's First Female Botanist Lives On in a Community Garden

Jane Colden defied gender barriers to become an early expert in Linnaean taxonomy.
Sabrina Imbler September 20, 2019
Glass strawberries, or <em>Fragaria</em>, gone white with imitation <em>Penicillium</em>.
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Feast Your Eyes on These Delicate Glass Models of Decaying Fruit

Blighted, century-old produce goes back on display for the first time in decades.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 27, 2019
It takes 20 sheep to make 2.2 pounds of Torta del Casar.
Casar de Cáceres, Spain

Museo del Queso

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.