Plant of the Week

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A woman with a child in a sling stands next to a Titan Arum. She is half its size.

Plant of the Week

Amorphophallus titanum

The giant that passes by in just a couple of nights.

03 May 2026

A low cluster of Parinari capensis at ground level, with four or five olive-green speckled fruits nestled among elliptical leaves.

Plant of the Week

Parinari capensis

Perhaps the biggest tree you'll never notice.

26 Apr 2026

The hood of a Snake's Head Fritillary made from its chequerboard petals.

Plant of the Week

Fritillaria meleagris

The plant that gets its own Sunday.

19 Apr 2026

A hand holding a fallen Bombax ceiba flower, showing five thick red petals and a cluster of dark stamens with a yellow-orange centre.

Plant of the Week

Bombax ceiba

The Red Silk-Cotton Tree of Southeast Asia.

12 Apr 2026

Tulipa cypria

Plant of the Week

Tulipa cypria

A plant that lives in a small part of time and space.

05 Apr 2026

A single Buxbaumia viridis sporophyte with a green, pear-shaped capsule on a reddish-brown seta or stalk, rising from a mossy forest floor among fallen conifer needles.

Plant of the Week

Buxbaumia viridis

It's rarely seen, but is it rare?

29 Mar 2026

Thermal infrared image of Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) emerging through snow.

Plant of the Week

Symplocarpus foetidus

Eastern Skunk Cabbage turns impatience into a virtue, bringing Spring early.

22 Mar 2026