Pitcher plants can fall prey to common houseplant pests like aphids, mealybugs, scale, thrips, and spider mites. They can also be affected by fungal diseases like root rot, which is caused by ...

Discovered in low-lying rocky mountains in central Sabah, the species was named for the orangutan, because its hair resembles ...

A newly described species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever found, with leaves covered in fur the same colour ...

A team of botanists at Malaysia's Sabah Forestry Department's Forest Research Centre, working with a pair of colleagues from ...

The other pieces include a mouse eating coffee table, a strange mechanism for stealing spider’s meals, and a lamp shade inspired by pitcher plants.

Their list of the top new plants includes carnivorous pitcher plants, exotic orchids and climbers with untapped medicinal powers. Prof Aiah Lebbie discovered an unusual plant clinging to rocks ...