This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that makes news whenever it flowers in a botanic garden around the world. It’s sometimes called a lily, but it’s an arum, a genus not closely related to true lilies.
Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making.
Harness the power of the wind with your own windmill
Scientists have discovered a new population of the critically endangered waterwheel plant after a 10-year search.
Insect pests cause a huge amount of damage to crops globally. In Australia alone, pests are responsible for around A$360 million of crop losses a year.
Almost anything green can become a weed, even moss.
Could our native hibiscus be the answer to male birth control?
Australia’s regional botanic gardens are ‘living museums’, not merely places of scenic beauty.
Seabirds produce ultra-fertile soils that suit special plants.
