Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is an eye-catching tropical plant. Recognized by its orange and yellow blossoms that ...

Very few plants command attention in your home and garden like the unusual and captivating bird-of-paradise plant. Nicknamed ...

Here are some tips for creating a successful pollinator paradise: Choosing a diverse ... you will need both nectar plants and host plants. Certain butterflies are attracted to certain plants ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Heliconia plants are famed for their flowers ... Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated ...

The plants produce nectar to entice the birds ... Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated ...

Heliconia bella in Panama. This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study.