This species of hibiscus is a classic tropical flower that can add a touch of color to your garden. Swamp mallow blooms in mid to late summer, and the whole plant usually goes dormant in the winter.

Did you know that carnivorous plants lurk in our area? The “business end” of our region’s carnivorous “purple pitcher plant” remains intact and leathery through the winter season, turning from bright ...

Nepenthes longifolia is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of between 300 and 1100 m above sea level. The specific epithet longifolia, formed from the Latin ...

It is taught by Kew’s botanists, all with an in-depth knowledge of the plants and habitats of the tropics. Course participants will complete an overview of 70 of the most commonly encountered tropical ...

Flowering ground covers can solve all these problems and look beautiful while doing it. Here are 10 of the best flowering ground cover plants for your garden or landscape. Photo credit: Wikimedia / CC ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR TROPICAL SONGS RANKED BY LATIN RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY ...

As winter sets in, gardens may seem dull, but some winter flowers thrive in the cold, adding colour and warmth to even the chilliest days ...

The ancient Aztec people of Mexico cultivated this plant and saw it as a symbol of purity long before the arrival of Christianity in the Western Hemisphere. They called it cuetlaxochitl, which ...

A former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is on the move again. Left-handed reliever Victor Gonzalez, who played in parts of three seasons with the Dodgers before being traded to the New York Yankees ...

Plants don’t have lungs to inhale and exhale the air that blows around them, but they do, in their own way, ‘breathe’ in and out oxygen and carbon dioxide. Here you can discover how plants carry out ...