Continuous rains brought on by a succession of tropical depressions in the Philippines prompted a friend in Manila to send me a message of distress. "It has been raining for the past weeks and the sun ...

When Sunil Kumar and Anila V visited a plant nursery in the city in 2007, one flowering species caught their attention. Finding its asking price “too high”, the couple, however, returned home ...

Alice’s note: This story first appeared in my blog Cactus are Cool on January 30, 2025. Caudiciforms are really unusual plants that aren’t often seen in most nurseries and big box stores, other than ...