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The genus Hypericum has a memorable etymology from the Greek: hyper, meaning “above” and eikon, meaning “image,” referring to the practice of hanging these flowers above icons.

There are few trees that rival the American elm’s historical significance in Philadelphia. Most notably, the original ‘Treaty’ elm was a large, wide-spreading tree under which William Penn and Tamanend, a chief of the Lenni-Lenape nation, signed a treaty of peace in 1683.

Pulmonaria spp. (lungworts) are spring-flowering plants named for the spotted leaves of the type species, P. officinalis.

The Morris Arboretum Urban Forestry Consultants recently inspected a tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) at the historic Anglecot property in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. The consultants first assessed this tree in 2009, after a resident expressed concern about a large cavity at the tree’s base.

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