Early blooming trees, such as flowering apricots and cherries, are beginning to blossom, signaling the arrival of spring.

For centuries, traditional Caribbean medicine has harnessed the power of wild plant remedies. Today, they’re enjoying a ...

I recently returned from Cuba. With all the news of countrywide black outs and hurricane damage, I wasn’t sure we should go.

A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...

While you may think that stunning beaches embody the best of the Caribbean, there's plenty to see away from the shore, like ...

The discovery of a new species in the Andean cloud forests of northern Peru has reinforced the vital role of citizen science in plant research.

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither pineapples nor guavas. Today I’ll talk to you about banana trees that produce ...

The large flowering inflorescence is turned into ... It’s actually native to Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. This is a large tree that can reach a whopping 82 feet tall. It has ...

Gyubin and her agency, Liveworks Company, announced the upcoming release of ‘Flowers’ today (February 5). The record, due out ib February 26, will mark the Korean singer’s first mini-album ...

Red spruce trees and flowering Azalea shrubs in Canaan Valley in West Virginia (Courtesy: Douglas Sacha via Getty Images) In late April and early May, Canaan Valley’s frigid landscape transforms ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica–The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and economic concerns. While this invasive species ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town ... the plants die within a few weeks of finishing flowering. At that point you’ll see 15 or ...