On the southern perimeter of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Port of Spain, Trinidad, a palm tree is ... typically between 25 and 80 years old. After it flowers, it takes about a year for the resulting ...

AROUND this time of the year bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: ephemerals. Ephemerals come ...