Author name: Erica Smith

In the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection beds at Bok Tower Gardens, many of the false rosemary species (Conradina spp.) were in peak bloom in February. Housed in the […]

Seeds of Florida bluecurls (Trichostema suffrutescens) finally ripened in January following the end of flowering and beginning of seed development back in October, when The Rare Plant Conservation Program had

Behind the scenes at Bok Tower Gardens, the Rare Plant Conservation Program maintains a National Collection of rare plants. The maintenance and curation of this collection is part of our

Each November brings the start of the annual monitoring of Florida Goldenaster, Chrysopsis floridana. Florida Goldenaster is a narrow endemic aster that listed as endangered in 1986. It grows in

The rapid reemergence of native species is an incredible site to behold in the following days and weeks after fire. Florida’s native species, both flora and fauna, have adapted to

Each year, the Rare Plant Conservation Program collects seeds from the ex situ population of Florida Ziziphus (Ziziphus celata) in the National Collection beds and sets up a germination trial