Living That twisty, thorny plant with bitter, orange fruit is a Flying Dragon Published: Jun. 08, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

The flowers bloom on long, thin stems that sometimes stretch 3 feet. The stratosphere’s flowers start as pink buds growing along the flower stem before opening into bright-white, four-petaled ...

This wildflower looks innocent. Found in wetlands not far from major cities in the Pacific Northwest, it lures in pollinators with white blossoms atop a long, sticky stem. You can even buy seeds ...

A pretty little white flower that grows near urban centers of the Pacific Northwest turns out to be a killer. The bog-dwelling western false asphodel, Triantha occidentalis, was first described in ...

At the stem tips, the handsome terminal buds are "naked," not enclosed by protective scales. Look closely, and you'll see embryonic leaves, richly covered with russet hairs.

The plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and first became known to science in 1878. In its natural habitat, the corpse flower can grow up to 12 feet tall. Public ...