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Their extensive live and naturalized collections, their educational capacities and their scientific research all contribute to the unique character of our museums.
The flowering of Alcantarea imperialis , one of the world’s largest bromeliads, promises to dazzle viewers in the coming months – a must-see...Read more
What do plants perceive of the world surrounding them and how do they react to it? What tells them when it’s time to flower? Every bit of information...Read more
In October, common or American witch-hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ), a shrub native to southern Quebec, is covered in delicate yellow flowers that...Read more
What age do trees die at? That’s a difficult and intriguing question. Deceptive appearances What does a 100-year-old oak tree look like? Is it so...Read more
Those threatening plants are vines with pale or dark mauve star-shaped flowers and are known as black swallowwort and European swallowwort; in Latin...Read more
Most of the time, plants are perceived as decoration to be contemplated or as a resource to be exploited. But are we failing to consider the...Read more
Nature takes on all sorts of shapes. If pumpkins are associated with Halloween, there’s another plant that deserves to be bracketed with the autumn...Read more
Behind the scenes at our institutions, there are all kinds of individuals who cultivate the art of understanding and caring for our live collections...Read more
Preferring the cool climates of temperate and northern zones, cabbages are especially well suited to being our neighbors! To grow them, seedlings can...Read more
Compared to their forest counterparts, city trees, and more especially street trees, lead a painful existence. Often treated as nothing more than...Read more