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Making cut flowers last well beyond Mother's Day

May. 07, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

There’s nothing quite like receiving a fresh bouquet of cut flowers. They can cheer up a room, bring a bit of nature indoors and, if you’re lucky, release a heavenly fragrance. But nothing kills that vibe quicker than stinky, slimy, wilted flowers poking out of a vase full of...

Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower's stinking bloom in San Francisco

Feb. 28, 2024 19:14 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years. An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower, began blooming...

Orchids as muse: Flowers and fashion mix inside the NY Botanical Garden's conservatory

Feb. 22, 2024 15:16 PM EST

“The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion” is a whimsical mix of fashion and flower creations, a spring-like respite from winter at the New York Botanical Garden. The show includes multitudes of colorful, diverse orchids and accessorizing plants. And with the botanical world as muse,...