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Dracula sergioi, orchid

Top Ten Spooky Plants

Dive into Halloween with a list of scary plants, from the Devil’s Claw and Ghost Plant to Witch-Hazel and Dracula Orchids this top ten is sure to leave you spooked!

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drosera rotundifolia, sundew

Sundews grow long sticky hairs that trap insects

There are over 150 species of Sundews (Drosera) found around the world. These plants typically live in bogs and they have a special quality that makes them OMG

flower, plant, cape region, South Africa

Why Are There Soooo Many Plants?

1, 2, 3… this may take me a while, I’m trying to count all of the kinds of flowers in the Cape Region (southwestern tip of Africa)

Socotra Dragon Tree, Dracaena cinnabari, dragon's blood tree

Top Ten Oddest Looking Plants

If you decide to travel around the world, you will run into some pretty interesting plants. We have compiled a list some of the ones we think are

Sneezewort

Top Ten Weird Plant Names

Ever heard of a Sneezewort, or a Monkey Puzzle Tree? We've got a whole list of wonky plants and the inside scoop on where they got their funny

tree bark

Tree Goo and Insect Attacks

The battle to save trees is underway! In case you haven’t heard lots of forests are put at risk because of insects, like beetles, that can

The Ferocious Bladderwort Plant!

[caption id="attachment_5912" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Flickr credit: Pellaea"][/caption] You may have heard of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and its carnivorous eating habits, but did you know that there are

Talkin’ Like a Plant

Shhhh! We are trying to listen to the plants, yup that green thing outside has developed ways to communicate. In particular, they are able to tell which

Hungry Hungry Plant

Carnivorous, or meat eating, plants mean business when it comes to hunting, for example the pitcher plant traps its prey by using deep liquid in something called a

A Cactus in Canada

You don’t need to live too far south to find a cactus! The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus is one of three cold resistant cactuses that live in the

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