All posts tagged plant

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

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)

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

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

[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

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

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

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