The World’s Biggest And Stinkiest Flowers Are Facing Extinction
All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway ...
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Can you grow passion flowers indoors? A plant breeder reveals how to add a touch of the tropics to your home with exotic, flowering vines
Passion flowers have long been popular plants grown in front and backyards, but did you know you can also grow them indoors? Passion flowers are native to tropical regions of the Americas, with a ...
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Going to extremes to preserve rare tropical plant species
“That’s big time,” says botanist Kenneth Wood of the Hawaii-based nonprofit National Tropical Botanical Garden. Working alongside Hawaii’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program ...
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Local lodge owner cares for rare corpse flower for two decades
There is estimated to be less than 1,000 corpse flowers remaining in the wild. Dick Mendham, Owner of the Sunrise Lodge in ...