A creeper flowering on your balcony can give it the makeover it has been waiting for. This is especially beneficial if you ...

Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...

But nearly half of the species in the genus are threatened with extinction, a new analysis finds, putting the genus — which includes species such as bird-of-paradise look-alike ...

Heliconia plants are famed for their flowers, which come in a variety of vivid hues, including intense yellows, fiery oranges and rosy reds. Their reproductive structures are composed of waxy ...

A recent study highlights a troubling reality for Heliconia, a genus of tropical plants celebrated for their stunning, bird-shaped flowers. Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants ...