ENCINITAS, Calif. (KGTV) - Rare succulents grown along California's coastlines are under attack from poachers. Last week three South Korean nationals were charged with attempting to illegally export ...

If you’re only shopping for groceries at Trader Joe’s, you’re doing it wrong. Beautiful bouquets and houseplants will immediately greet you as you enter the store, but you’ll need to carefully take a ...

In June 2021, a white variegated Rhaphidophora tetrasperma with eight leaves and a ninth just unfurling sold for $19,297 on a New Zealand auction site. Two anonymous buyers, “foliage_patch” and ...

Social media's obsession with houseplants may be fueling a black market for succulents as South Africa faces a surge in illegal plant poaching.

Do you find yourself yearning for rare succulents? With fewer opportunities to explore exotic natural settings, many individuals have amassed plants from around the globe, sparking significant social ...

Greedy collectors and rising temperatures are a dual threat that’s robbing South Africa of rare desert plant species. Matt Alderton is a journalist who covers climate and environment issues, renewable ...

UC Santa Cruz University police are investigating a case of a plant stolen from the university's arboretum and botanic garden. Visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden were shocked ...

SANTA CRUZ — Emeritus Director of Research at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden Stephen McCabe has recently described and named two new species of succulent plants, which he found growing ...

A new, rare species of succulent plant from Orange County has been named by Stephen McCabe, a researcher with the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, with Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman and Matt Guiliams of the Santa ...