Cyanolichens
In this collection are some cyanolichens from the NYBG cryptogamic herbarium, some…
The Ames–Britton Connection
Specimen StoriesWomen in Science
Blanche Ames Ames (February 18, 1878 – March 2, 1969) was not…
Black Pepper: King of Spices
It’s hard to imagine entering a diner, sitting down on the shiny…
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…
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis, the moth orchids, are perhaps the most commonly cultiavted orchid. With…
Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum is genus of slipper orchid found in tropical Asia, fom eastern…
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…
Remembrances of Yours
There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies,that’s…
Be All My Sins Remembered
Up until this point, Ophelia has lived a rather charmed life –…
Ophelia’s Flowers
Shakespeare never visited the crown prince Hamlet’s home on the east coast of…
Curious Indigo
Indigo: a profound shade of blue sourced from nature’s color palette; A…
Ginger and Chiya
Ginger, also known as Zingiber officinale is native to tropical climates like…
Aloe: The Plant of Many Wonders
Aloe vera is one of the over 300 species of Aloe belonging…
Sugar Cane and the Tropical Traces of Empires
Take a moment and think about how easy is to get sweet…