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Flowers

A window into the past.

Vista, Australia

Newman's Nursery Ruins

The haunting remains of a beautiful old plant nursery founded in the 1850s.

<em>Lobelia kauaiensis</em>, one of the species of lobelia native to Kanaele, alongside a friend.

One of Hawaiʻi's Rarest Bogs Just Got an 11-Year Makeover

Step 1: Evict all the pigs.

Sabrina Imbler July 26, 2019

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Grave of Caroline Walter

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

A statue of the writer-botanist-philosopher, with wildflowers.

How Thoreau's 19th-Century Observations Are Helping Shape Science Today

For one thing, they tell us that plants aren't blooming when they used to at Walden Pond—or most anywhere else.

Evan Nicole Brown July 9, 2019

Snapdragons (<em>Anthirrinum majus</em>) grow from Bologna's ancient fortifications.

A Century-Old Botanical Catalog Shows How Urban Plant Life Has Changed

In Bologna and other cities around the world, it’s the age of the hardy invader.

Isaac Schultz July 9, 2019

This rusty patched bumble bee was spotted during a bee survey near the Twin Cities.

Minnesota Wants to Pay You to Care About Bees

Won't you please spare a thought (and some lawn space) for the rusty patched bumblebee?

Jessica Leigh Hester June 14, 2019

Horchata Lojana

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

A worker picks roses as butterflies dance over the fields.

Every Spring, an Idyllic Iranian Town Turns Fields of Roses Into Rose Water

By distilling their harvest of pink roses, locals make a fragrant ingredient.

Shervin Abdolhamidi May 29, 2019

Simon's cakes evoke the baroque still-lifes of Dutch Masters such as Ambrosius Bosschaert.

This Cake Artist Makes Confectionery Look Like Classical Paintings

Julie Simon’s sugar flowers are edible horticultural wonders.

Rohini Chaki May 28, 2019

A super bloom of poppies and other wildflowers at Lake Elsinore, California.

California's Wild Flower Hotline Provides the Latest Scoop on Superblooms

It’s been updated every Friday in spring for nearly 40 years.

Leslie Nemo May 17, 2019

The stem has outgrown its room!

botanical gardens

A 'Century Plant' in Chicago Is Having an Epic Growth Spurt

It's outgrown the greenhouse, and it's a big greenhouse.

Evan Nicole Brown May 16, 2019

The limestone landscape.

Borgholm N, Sweden

Neptuni Åkrar

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Behold, the <em>Hibiscadelphus woodii</em>.

A Remote Valley, a Drone, And an Extinct Flower That's Not Extinct Anymore

A find from Hawai'i's cliffs.

Evan Nicole Brown April 18, 2019

Officer Tony Marsh protects a reintroduced lady's slipper orchid near Carnforth, Lancashire, in May 2010.

This British Orchid Is Under Guard in a Secret Location

The last wild lady's slipper in the U.K. is a target for thieves.

Reina Gattuso April 11, 2019

Someday, succulents might keep spacefarers company.

space exploration

When We All Move to Space, We'll Have to Be Picky About Houseplants

Which are best suited for a life among the stars?

Jessica Leigh Hester April 11, 2019

Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory is just one of the wondrous botanic gardens out there.

botanical gardens

13 Beautiful Botanical Gardens Where It's Easy to Lose Yourself

Our readers shared some of their favorite collections of greenery in the world.

Eric Grundhauser March 4, 2019

Woodburn, Oregon

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.