Featured plants

A native of Brazil, Aechmea fasciata (silver vase, urn plant) is a member of the  bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae), the same family as pineapples. The plants grow about 2 feet tall with overlapping, leathery leaves blotched with silver forming ...
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Did an animal die in the Palm House? No. It just smells that way because an Amorphophallus konjac is flowering there. A. konjac is in the same genus as  Cornell’s titan arums ‘Wee Stinky’ and ‘Carolus’ (Amorphophallus titanum also ...
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