New College of Florida and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens began a formal collaboration with a focus on plant science, conservation, Read More
Selby Gardens Wins Prestigious Grant to Protect Endangered Cactus Species
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was recently awarded a CSSA (Cactus & Succulent Society of America) conservation grant to safeguard a Read More
A Collection for the Ages
Dr. Carlyle A. Luer is considered one of the most prolific botanists of both this and the previous centuries. A Read More
“It wasn’t me.” – Seymour, the corpse flower
Seymour, one of our two mature Amorphophallus titanum (“Corpse flower”) plants fooled us in thinking he was going to create Read More
Intern from Brazil Visits Selby Gardens
Selby Gardens welcomes our new Brazilian Intern, Carla Royer, who arrived last week and will be here until October 2 Read More
Queen of the Night Blooming
Our Selenicereus “queen of the night” cactus once again made its annual bloom well worth the wait. The conditions over the last Read More
Botanical Body Art
It stands to reason that people who work at Selby Gardens would be inordinately attached to flowers and plants. Read More
Genetics Research Reveals the Secrets of Orchids
A renowned orchid expert recently showed a group of Selby Gardens staff, volunteers and guests examples of how advances in Read More
Remembering Ann Esworthy
Long time Selby Gardens supporter Ann Esworthy, 97, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017. A volunteer who contributed more than 7,000 Read More
Orchids & Ecuador
In early November 2017, Selby Gardens’ Director of Botany, Bruce Holst, traveled to Ecuador at the invitation of a scientific Read More