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Scientists thrilled as ultra-rare flower once thought to be extinct begins to flourish in wild: 'We don't yet know its potential'
"Once a species vanishes, it's irreversible." Scientists thrilled as ultra-rare flower once thought to be extinct begins to ...
Blue-eyed grass, San Diego’s ‘harbinger of spring,’ named official city flower
San Diego has a new city flower for the first time in 61 years. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to replace the non-native carnation with blue-eyed grass, a native flower that can be found ...
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Native blue-eyed grass becomes San Diego's official flower
San Diego has a new official flower, following the City Council's unanimous vote today to replace the non-native carnation ...
Voice of Alexandria8d
Peru mourns its literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa
The Peruvian flag flew at half-staff Monday as the South American country marked the passing of literary great Mario Vargas ...
Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed
Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern ...
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National peony convention comes to Beaver Dam this summer
It includes tours of the farm, an art market and the National Flower Show. “The Wisconsin Arts & Peony Festival is a unique festival, and it allows the APS membership an additional way to enjoy ...
The Hindu16d
CSIR-CFTRI develops technology that extends freshness of cut flowers
The Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has developed a technology that extends the freshness of cut flowers, which is aimed at supporting the floriculture ...
THE WEEK18d
Why some flowers smell like death
Despite smelling like decaying flesh (people who have smelled it compare it to a rotting water buffalo) and parasitizing other plants for water and nutrients, it's one of the national flowers of ...
earth19d
National Dandelion Day: Celebrating a flower that travels the world
Today, April 5th, brings with it a gentle, golden celebration – National Dandelion Day ... This day is not just about admiring a flower. It’s about recognizing how something small and often overlooked ...
The Bolton News20d
Is it illegal to pick flowers? What the law in the UK says
However, be careful where you pick from, or you could end up led away in handcuffs – as two young girls found out in 2011 while picking flowers on a walk with their parents. Flower picking is ...
The National21d
Flower lovers flock to spring tulip vistas at famous Dutch park
Those kinds of pictures, posted on social media, are what drew Austrian lawyer Daniel Magnus. People visit flower fields in bloom near Lisse, Netherlands (Peter Dejong/AP) “Whenever you see the kind ...
Associated Press21d
Flower lovers and influencers flock to the tulip vistas at an iconic Dutch park
(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Tourists visit the Keukenhof flower garden in Lisse, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Molly Quell) People visit flower fields in bloom near Lisse, Netherlands, ...