Very few plants command attention in your home and garden like the unusual and captivating bird-of-paradise plant. Nicknamed ...

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

The orange bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is one of the most recognized tropical plants in our island plant palette.

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction.

Here, the plants are important ecological resources ... Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks.