A 200-million-year-old cycad species that coexisted with dinosaurs and still survives has been discovered in the Amazon.

The Venus Flytrap is surely the poster child among North Carolina’s rare plants: With crimson “mouths” that ensnare insects, it grows naturally only within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington. The state ...

On Maui, a sedge known as Cyperus prescottianus that had not been seen for more than 100 years was rediscovered along a West Maui stream bank. On Kauai, botanists rappelling in Waimea Canyon found a ...

For plant enthusiast Jocelyn Ho, what started off as a hobby during the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown has grown into more than what she expected. Known as the Rare Plant Fairy, Ho, 36, quickly gained a ...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — An ordinary-looking freezer in a sturdy cinderblock shed at a suburban Boston botanical garden holds what might be New England’s most important seed catalog. Inside the freezer in ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Alessia Resta’s 750-square-foot apartment in New York City housed more than 200 plants before she and her boyfriend transported them to New Jersey last month. She started collecting when she was 25 ...