The future of some of the world's rarest plants remains uncertain after a heating system broke down in a special glasshouses where they were growing. The treasured botanical collection, which is now ...

Middlemist's Red camellia growing in a garden - Pridannikov/Getty Images Camellia japonica 'Middlemist's Red' is one of the rarest flowering plants in the world. It was first collected from China in ...

At the summit of Mount Whitney, 14,505 feet, there’s a big sphere of purple-blue flowers with an intense, musky smell. It’s found nowhere else on earth. Nobody can drive to see it. It requires time ...

TRAVELERS REST — One of the rarest plants in the world is right here in Greenville County, if conservationists can just keep it alive. The bunched arrowhead is found in just two places, a small ...

Conservationists have launched a dramatic rescue mission for one of the UK’s rarest plants, the starved wood-sedge, after it “rather catastrophically decided” to grow directly onto a public footpath.

The West Coast is full of outdoor adventures, like many incredible national parks, but if you're in the mood for an ecological experience that doesn't involve hiking or camping, you should visit the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One of the rarest plants in the country is a bright yellow wildflower, which blooms in Ohio in May. Characterized by its singular yellow flower and leafless stalk, the lakeside ...

Conservationists have given one of Britain’s rarest plants a new chance to survive by planting it in Warren Hills in Mildenhall.

Hidden in the wet, shady woods of northwest New Jersey blooms a remarkable and rare plant – Yellow Hammond’s Spring Beauty. Found nowhere else on Earth, it’s just one example of the many plants that ...

Camellia japonica 'Middlemist's Red' is one of the rarest flowering plants in the world. It was first collected from China in 1804 by John Middlemist, a nurseryman from London. Today, only two of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen Lyus said the plants were part of "Liverpool's unbelievable botanical heritage" [BBC] The future of some of the world's ...