Great Lakes Now

How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of ...
Yahoo

Rare corpse flower blooms at Cal Poly. But you’ll have to hurry to smell it

With a stench reminiscent of rotting flesh and a bloom that’s over 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide, the corpse flower is seemingly straight out of Jurassic Park. It drew visitors from across San Luis ...
KGW8

World's largest flower expected to bloom for third time, WSU researchers say

PORTLAND, Ore. — Capturing the attention of nearly 20,000 people when it first bloomed in 2019, Titan VanCoug, the corpse flower that lives on the first floor of Washington State University ...
KREM

Center for Biological Diversity files petition to protect rare central Washington mountain flower

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Center for Biological Diversity said Tuesday that it has filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), seeking to protect a rare mountain flower that only ...
Chicago Tribune

Grow a beautiful garden with the best flower seeds

Which flower seeds are best? Starting a garden from flower seed is one of the most economical and satisfying hobbies a person can have. Rather than shelling out cash for more expensive, ...
Penn Live

Yes, it’s possible to grow perennial flowers from seed: Here’s how

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...