… The maintenance of biodiversity is an important objective of many conservation plans. We are working with a number of institutions to assess the levels of genetic diversity that currently exist in a number of rare species, both … and the charismatic corpse flower ( Amorphophallus titanum ). These types of studies allow us to assess populations of critical concern and assist with management and conservation collection …
Type: Research
… alike. However, Darwin noted that the diversity of flowering plants was almost too great to believe, something he referred to it as the “abominable mystery.” The quest to answer why we have so many flowering plants is still ongoing and has made flowers a model group to answer important questions about …
Type: Research
… I always look forward to seeing Indian corn in the market and finding it in autumn decorations. Indian corn—in its range of hues from blue to deep maroon to oranges, golds, and yellows—extends the colors of the season long after the tree leaves have faded and been raked away. It is one of November’s icons, reminding us of the cultural and botanical history of the continent. …
Type: Blog
… Botanic Garden in the Plant Health Care department for 25 years. In 1994, Tiddens was promoted to supervisor of the department. Since then, the department has significantly reduced its use of … collections from diseases, pests, and weeds in an environmentally sensitive manner. Tiddens is a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture and serves as the … representative in the Sentinel Plant Network, which unifies botanic gardens in an effort to monitor for and provide education on high consequence pest and pathogens that threaten the …
Type: Staff bio
… Read Janisse Ray’s The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food , and come to a free discussion. Preregistration required, regular parking fees apply. Regenstein Center …
Type: Item Detail
… SavATree arborists will be right outside the Krasberg Rose Garden from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer all of your tree care questions. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The perennial requires full sun to partial shade and moderate soil moisture. Blooms in late spring to early fall and had a medium blue flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from March through August. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… We humans have used technology to become masters of communication. But we are far from the only species with an impressive array … Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia) Photo by Bill Bishoff Consider the butterfly’s ability to see ultraviolet light. UV light is a spectrum of light between 10 and 400 nanometers that humans and most other animals cannot …
Type: Blog
… the sedges and grasses along side the trail. (This was when my hearing was still acute enough to detect such high-frequency sounds.) It took me a while, but based on the emphatic commotion, I … are technically known as insectivorous mammals. Insectivores are critters that depend, to a large extent, on invertebrates, mostly insects, for their survival. I wasn’t sure which … in length, with the tail being about a quarter of the length of the body and head combined. It is by far the largest of the shrews we will see here. They are generally a velvety, dark gray …
Type: Blog
