In a world where social media is filled with all sorts of filters and strange images blurring reality, there’s something particularly fascinating about real-life plants that naturally resemble faces, ...

It looks harmless enough, and after a long winter, seeing tiny blue flowers popping up in fields and woodlands is a delight for the eyes. But the pretty blue flower called Siberian squill, or wood ...

It’s fair to say that Robert Miller, the gardener, nurseryman and owner of the absolute treasure-trove of a garden-centre that is Altamont Plants in Co Carlow, has a bit of a thing about snowdrops.

One of the rarest and strangest-looking plants in Thailand is about to poke its head above the soil for its annual appearance in a remote forest on the eastern border with Myanmar. The Thismia ...

Deep in Thailand’s remote wilderness, one of nature’s rarest and strangest blooms is set to emerge from the forest floor, leaving tourists and botanists scrambling for a glimpse. The mysterious ...

Japanese anemones, bearing saucer-like flowers in whites and pinks with handsome green lobed leaves, are one of the best late summer and autumn flowers. They bloom over a long period as summer runs ...

Among the characteristics differentiating this lily from other sukashiyuri are its leaves, which curve almost like a claw at the tips. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University A research team led by Dr.

Behold this lovely flower! Now it’s spring — glorious spring — and you can’t hardly go anywhere without seeing flowers. Lots of flowers. This flower is commonly seen on the ground, after it has been ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is the world’s most comprehensive source of information on the global conservation status of species. In the ...

Tulips are among the loveliest of our spring-blooming flowers. The flowers come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and colours to suit all tastes. Taste is, of course, a very personal matter. Some ...