National Tropical Botanical Garden

Following a powerful storm, Kahanu Garden and Preserve on #Maui is beginning recovery efforts. While our gardens on Kauai remained largely unaffected, East Maui had over 30 inches of rainfall and 70+ mph wind gusts. Read more about our recovery here: ntbg.org/news/storm-rec…

Have you ever seen the state flower of #Hawaii? Look for it at our Lāwa‘i Gardens Visitor Center on #Kauai. In Hawaiian it's called ma‘o hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei). ntbg.org/database/plant…

Botanical illustrator and author Wendy Hollender and this year's cohort of artists have returned to study and practice drawing plants at NTBG headquarters. If you're on #Kauai, mark your calendar for our Florilegium Art Exhibit March 13 -May 2. ntbg.org/events/florile…

Mahalo to our colleagues from Pacific Farmer Organisations and the Ministry of Environment Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD) in Kiribati 🇰🇮 for coming to visit our Regenerative Organic Breadfruit Agroforest demonstration on #Kauai to discuss #breadfruit in the Pacific.

🌱 As we continue our 5-year journey of looking to planting oli (chants) for inspiration, 2026 brings us to the Year of the Kupu (sprout)—a phase of emergence and new growth. Read more here: ntbg.org/stories/year-o…

An interesting article about how increased collaboration between the world's botanical gardens could have a positive effect on plant conservation. We are glad our staff was able to contribute to the original research. Learn more: earth.com/news/connectin…

2025 wasn't only a year of challenges, it was also a year of success and progress. Here are 8 examples of encouraging Plant Wins made possible with your support. Thank you for helping us throughout the year. Happy Holidays and Healthy Plants to all! ntbg.org/stories/plant-…

ICYMI - Very exciting news about Dr. Diane Ragone who will soon be presented with the 2024 David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration at The Kampong, our garden in #Miami #Florida.

#Hawaii has 15 species of Lysimachia, 13 of which are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands with the island of Kauai having the greatest diversity of Lysimachia -- nine species (seven found only on Kauai). Learn more about this new discovery here: phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/169710/

The species name, barcae, honors the discoverer, Nicolai Barca, a field coordinator with @nature_org (TNC #Hawaii), Kauai program for his many years working to protect Kauai's forests.

NTBG scientists and partners have published a description of Lysimachia barcae, a newly discovered shrub in the primrose family known only from the wet forests of #Kauai. This Critically Endangered species illustrates the importance of collaborative conservation fieldwork.

Dr. Diane Ragone, director emerita of the Breadfruit Institute, has been named 2024 recipient of the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration. This medal is presented in recognition of decades of exceptional contributions to science and conservation. ntbg.org/stories/qa-wit…

Few people have done more for advancing the cause of conservation of the natural world and protecting our environment than #JaneGoodall. Her long life and years of devotion to nature have benefited us all. Thank you, Jane💜

Don't miss this deep dive into the challenges of growing food and maintaining traditional crops like #breadfruit in the Marshall Islands. *features insights from our Breadfruit Institute's director emeritus Dr. Diane Ragone. civilbeat.org/2025/09/can-th… via @CivilBeat

Thanks to @bioGraphic for publishing this excellent article on our seed and pollen banking efforts on #Kauai and putting it all in a broader context. biographic.com/banking-on-pol…

For those of you in #Miami or south #Florida, an oasis of calm and tropical plant beauty is just minutes away. Read about our garden in Coconut Grove -- The Kampong. coconutgrovespotlight.com/2025/08/28/gro…

We're taking our knowledge of robotic and drone aided plant conservation to the extreme cliff habitats of Madeira Island in the waters off the coast of Morocco. Read more about our work here: ntbg.org/stories/ntbg-t…

It's always nice to have local reporters covering our collaborative work! Mahalo #Kauai place-based #science internship fosters community collaboration, future leaders kauainownews.com/2025/08/18/kau…

If you are in #Miami, be sure to visit our garden The Kampong in Coconut Grove for a wonderful art exhibit drawing on nature and the many shades of blue. Learn more here: ntbg.org/stories/blue-i…

ICYMI: Rare corpse flower making a stink on #Kauai youtu.be/DexLCYJtUHg?si…