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Narcissus is an ancient name for native Mediterranean bulbs that produce showy yellow and white flowers in the spring.

While we (not so) patiently wait for the last frost to rear its head and the weather to warm, why not read a new-to-you book about plants and nature?

Have you ever walked Penn’s campus and wondered what kind of trees loomed ahead? Have you ever wandered the leafy campus looking for a quiet park in which to sit?

The retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the Morris Arboretum, Paul Meyer, was recently honored with the Veitch Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society

In these final days of winter, as both plants and people get anxious for spring, we are searching for signs of growth—and the Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery is the perfect place to be surrounded by lush greenery.

Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar) is a common native evergreen tree spread by birds that eat and disseminate the blue, berry-like seed cones.

When the Haverford College Arboretum staff was concerned about one of their historic trees, they called the Morris Arboretum Urban Forestry Consultants for advice.

Temple juniper is an evergreen conifer tree whose common name conveys that it is traditionally found planted on temple or other sacred grounds in Japan. The evergreen nature of the plant imbues it with an air of immortality.