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Flowers in African American Culture: Symbolism and Traditions
Flowers have long been a powerful form of expression in African American culture, carrying deep meanings in celebrations, ...
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South Africa's Rare Succulent Plants Are Threatened By Illegal Trade - How to Stop It
South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly international ...
The life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa's endemic Cape Autumn widow butterfly
A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...
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In London, an Enormous Exhibition of 500+ Works Roots Out the Creative Seeds of Flowers
Anchoring the exhibition is an expansive and immersive work of 100,000-plus dried flowers by Rebecca Louise Law. Smaller ...
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Corpse flowers smell like death, but thousands rush to see them bloom
Sydney's corpse flower attracts thousands of people with its rare blossom and its stench of rotting flesh, offering a ...
South African poetry has a new digital archive – what’s behind the project
Deep South, a small publisher with big influence, has expanded its website with easy-to-access information about its poets ...
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Rare and Stinky ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms Draw Thousands of Visitors to Gardens in New York and Sydney
People lined up to see—and smell—the blossoms of two pungent plant species, which only bloom for a short time every few years ...
Rare corpse flower greets the public with putrid bloom in New York
New Yorkers lined up for hours outside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to catch a glimpse -- and a whiff -- of the facility's ...
What's rare, reeks like dirty feet and rotting garbage − and New Yorkers want a whiff?
A 'perfectly putrid' corpse flower is drawing crowds at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as it blooms for the first time since its ...
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Marigolds: Mary's Gold
Although it originated in Mexico, it reached England by two different paths--one passed through Africa and the other through France. Contemporary flower lovers usually divide marigolds into African ...
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Rare and massive corpse flower set to go on display in Sydney's CBD, releasing smell of 'wet teenage socks' and cat vomit
The rare and endangered Corpse Flower is called Amorphophallus titanum and it is a parasitic plant which attaches to the wild grapes of the vine genus Tetrastigma, providing everything necessary ...
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South Africa
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege Africacategory· January 16, 2025 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk on the subject of ...