Botany

China's cotton seeds sprout on Moon

Ten new plants discovered this year

Botanical treasures 'under huge threat'

The tree that bleeds... metal?

How British plant-hunters served science

Sixty rare orchids pop up in school meadow

Nation's botanical treasures to go on display

Plant 'thugs' crowd roadside flowers

World's largest glasshouse reopens

Kew Gardens reopens Victorian glasshouse. Video, 00:01:36Kew Gardens reopens Victorian glasshouse

Giant water lilies return to Paraguay. Video, 00:00:24Giant water lilies return to Paraguay

Rare giant lily pads reappear in Paraguay

Clues to why leaves come in many sizes

World's driest desert in bloom

Did the first flower look like this?

'Rotten flesh' flower finally flourishes

Non-native seaweed found to have spread

'Rare' museum flowers destroyed in mix-up

The man opening Ethiopia's first botanic garden. Video, 00:02:21The man opening Ethiopia's first botanic garden

'Sea sparkle' makes Australian beach glow

Irish army 'should fight rhododendrons'

Army needed 'to battle rhododendrons' Video, 00:00:38Army needed 'to battle rhododendrons'

Botanic garden nurtures smallest begonia