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Vanilla planifolia, commonly known as vanilla, is one of the most instantly…
Queer Love Lives in Hyacinth
The flowering period of hyacinth may have passed, but their celebration continues…
Botany & Birds: Taking Flight
The exhibition on now at The New York Botanical Garden, is the work of…
Fruits of Rosaceae
Flowering plants differ from all other plants by producing seeds within fruits;…
Pilostyles
Upon first glance, this mounted specimen may seem nothing more than an…
Botanical Ragtime
Artists find inspiration from an infinite number of sources, and many artists…
Black Pepper: King of Spices
It’s hard to imagine entering a diner, sitting down on the shiny…
NAACP member J. E. Spingarn and the Clematis…
Joel Elias Spingarn (May 17, 1875 - July 26, 1939) was a…
Orchids in your Home!
Orchids are the largest plant family, with over 28,000 known species, and…
Dendrobium
With over 1,800 know species, Dendrobium is one of the 10 most…
Miltonia
Miltonia consists of 20 naturally occuring species and hybrids that are entirely…
Vanda
Vanda is a tropcial Asian and Australian orchid genus with 85 known…
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 129 tropcial American orchids distributed from Costa…
Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum is genus of slipper orchid found in tropical Asia, from eastern…