#Stop playing with endangered ‘penis plants,’ government says

#Stop playing with endangered ‘penis plants,’ government says

“Stop playing with endangered ‘penis plants,’ government says” The Cambodian government is urging sexed-up citizens to stop playing with phallic-shaped flowers known as Nepenthes holdenii — saying the erotic-looking plants are at risk of extinction. The Ministry of Environment issued the stern statement on Wednesday, after a video showing several women picking the plants went…

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#How to take care of poinsettias

#How to take care of poinsettias

“#How to take care of poinsettias” Poinsettias have been a Christmas staple in the U.S. for nearly 200 years, but that doesn’t mean everyone knows how to take care of these tropical flowers. It’s estimated that roughly 35 million potted poinsettias are sold in the U.S. each year. Some folks are content with keeping the iconic red flower…

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#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years

#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years

“#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years” There’s a new flesh-eating flower in the plant kingdom. The carnivorous cutie is the first of its kind identified in 20 years — despite the white flower’s prevalence throughout the Pacific Northwest. Sean Graham, a botanist with the University of British Columbia, told NPR, “We had…

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#Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds

#Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds

“#Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds” Enlarge Image The endangered Sumatran Titan arum, or the corpse flower, at the rare moment of bloom for just a few hours, and emitting rotten meat odor, at the Warsaw University Botanical Gardens, in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday, June 13, 2021. AP WARSAW, Poland — The endangered…

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#Brooklyn Heights terrorized by serial flowerpot thief

#Brooklyn Heights terrorized by serial flowerpot thief

“#Brooklyn Heights terrorized by serial flowerpot thief” This crook has green thumbs — and sticky fingers. Residents in a corner of tony Brooklyn Heights say they are being terrorized by a serial flowerpot thief. The perennial planter-pilferer appears to have hit at least two stoops in brownstone-lined Willow Place last Friday — but locals say…

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#’Ugliest orchid’ and other plant discoveries of 2020

#’Ugliest orchid’ and other plant discoveries of 2020

“#’Ugliest orchid’ and other plant discoveries of 2020” The “ugliest orchid in the world” is among the 156 new plants and fungi that were added to species records this year, according to scientists at Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK. Other new additions include a mushroom, first seen at Heathrow airport, a new blueberry…

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