Blue butterfly pea is a perennial tropical vine known for its striking, vibrant blue flowers. It has an interesting botanical name, Clitoria ternatea, because the flower’s shape resembles a human ...

Native to Southeast Asia, the butterfly pea plant (Clitoria ternatea) has edible leaves that are often dried or ground into a powder. It’s sometimes labeled blue matcha. The woody and earthy flavor ...

Every butterfly gardener delights when showy swallowtail butterflies make an appearance. These butterflies are some of the largest in the garden, and their colorful wings and soaring flight patterns ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A rare plant known for its foul and intense smell is blooming at the Missouri Botanical Garden's Butterfly House in Chesterfield. Calli was the first titan arum, or as it's more ...

Some gardens are designed to attract butterflies while others bring awareness to them. Twahna P. Harris admits that this idea is a different approach to planting flower gardens. Still, the concept isn ...

The word pansy has changed in meaning as I’ve gone through life: As a child, it meant a vibrantly coloured flower. Then in my teens, it meant femme phobia. Today, as a naturalist, I associate the word ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A rare plant known for its foul and intense smell is set to bloom next week at the Missouri Botanical Garden's Butterfly House in Chesterfield. Calli will be the first titan arum, ...