The Azalea Garden
Always a destination for Mother's Day, the Azalea Garden is a spring…
Granite outcrop specialists
Plants are amazing and can adapt to live in the most unlikely…
It's not easy being green
People might pass over these green specimens 'cause they're not standing out…
Being Loved To Death – A Third of…
As the many plants to be digitized in the Endless Forms project,…
Heard it through the grapevine
Vitis is the genus of one of the world’s favorite horticultural crop:…
Beware! Stranglers on the Loose!
Focus on ScienceCabinet of Curiosities
Meet the genus Cuscuta, or as I like to refer to them,…
Celebrating Pride with Flowers
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots during…
The LGBTQ+ Legacy of NYBG: Out of the…
Herbarium specimens are kept in metal cabinets to protect them from damage.…
John Torrey’s Trip to California and Colorado, 1872
In July of 1872, John Torrey and his daughter Margaret departed on…
Floral Fireworks
When fireworks are needed, no matter the reason, these herbarium specimens will help…
The Calabash in Capoeira Music
The Berimbau is the musical instrument played in capoeira. It consists of a…
July in the Native Plant Garden
The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…
The Atomic Specimen
Working with specimens from New Mexico for the Southern Rocky Mountain Digitization…