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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Tulip Museum

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
The rhododendron garden in May.
Portland, Oregon

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
The 99-million-year-old beetle, bathed in pollen.
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Found: Pollen on a 99-Million-Year-Old Beetle, in Amber

The pollen-dusted beetle pushes back the earliest evidence of insect-flower pollination by 50 million years.
Sabrina Imbler November 19, 2019
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Calla Lily Valley

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.
Plenty of daffodils.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Daffodil Lane

This rustic, flower-lined pathway once had very little in common with its namesake.
Vale of Cashmere.
Brooklyn, New York

Vale of Cashmere

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.
Sir John Herschel, a British chemist and astronomer, invented the cyanotype process in 1842.
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These Stunning Botanical Images Are Blueprints of the Past

Two 90-year-old albums document what a 12-year-old photographer did on her summer vacation.
Anna Soper October 8, 2019
Trout lilies in the memorial garden.
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Centuries Later, America's First Female Botanist Lives On in a Community Garden

Jane Colden defied gender barriers to become an early expert in Linnaean taxonomy.
Sabrina Imbler September 20, 2019
Glass strawberries, or <em>Fragaria</em>, gone white with imitation <em>Penicillium</em>.
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Feast Your Eyes on These Delicate Glass Models of Decaying Fruit

Blighted, century-old produce goes back on display for the first time in decades.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 27, 2019
It takes 20 sheep to make 2.2 pounds of Torta del Casar.
Casar de Cáceres, Spain

Museo del Queso

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.
A window into the past.
Vista, Australia

Newman's Nursery Ruins

The haunting remains of a beautiful old plant nursery founded in the 1850s.
<em>Lobelia kauaiensis</em>, one of the species of lobelia native to Kanaele, alongside a friend.
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One of Hawaiʻi's Rarest Bogs Just Got an 11-Year Makeover

Step 1: Evict all the pigs.
Sabrina Imbler July 26, 2019
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Grave of Caroline Walter

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
A statue of the writer-botanist-philosopher, with wildflowers.
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How Thoreau's 19th-Century Observations Are Helping Shape Science Today

For one thing, they tell us that plants aren't blooming when they used to at Walden Pond—or most anywhere else.
Evan Nicole Brown July 9, 2019
Snapdragons (<em>Anthirrinum majus</em>) grow from Bologna's ancient fortifications.
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A Century-Old Botanical Catalog Shows How Urban Plant Life Has Changed

In Bologna and other cities around the world, it’s the age of the hardy invader.
Isaac Schultz July 9, 2019
This rusty patched bumble bee was spotted during a bee survey near the Twin Cities.
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Minnesota Wants to Pay You to Care About Bees

Won't you please spare a thought (and some lawn space) for the rusty patched bumblebee?
Jessica Leigh Hester June 14, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Horchata Lojana

Made from dozens of regional flowers and herbs, this tea reflects the unique flora of Loja, Ecuador.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.