News from our Save Plants Digest

Celebrating World Wildlife Day 2022

World Wildlife Day 2022 will take place March 3, celebrating the theme of "Recovering key species fo...

National Collection Spotlight: Four-petal pawpaw

Some plants are naturally rare, which makes them more susceptible to threats. The four-petal pawpaw ...

As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Video Library

Explore the Rare Plant Academy video library for the latest lessons in plant conservation research, ...

February News 2022

One of the very special things about the Center for Plant Conservation is our deep understanding tha...

Conserving Texas and Gulf Coast Flora with the CPC Plant Sponsorship Program

Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County facility located in Humble, Texas, began endangered native p...

2022 National Meeting Registration Is Live

Registration is now live for the 2022 CPC National Meeting – our first-ever hybrid meeting! The th...

Conservation Champion: Andy Love

If ever asked, “Why save plants?” Andy Love waxes eloquent about the self-evident importance of ...

Supporting Lyon’s Hawaiian Rare Plant Program

In the public imagination, Hawai’i is a beach-lined tropical paradise, with nary a thought given t...

Conserving the Biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest

Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program (RSBSB) seeks to conserve the genetics of O...

The Center for Plant Conservation to Receive Distinguished Service Medal From the Garden Club of America

The Center for Plant Conservation’s staff and Board of Trustees are thrilled to share that the Gar...

As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Rare Plant Finder

Across North America there are over 4,000 rare and native plants in danger of becoming extinct. The ...

Plant Sponsorship Fundraising Campaign

This February, we invite you to show your love by sponsoring some of the incredible plants in the CP...

National Collection Spotlight: Colorado Hookless Cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus)

The Colorado hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) can be difficult to find in the river alluvium h...

January News 2022

As a hotspot for biodiversity, Florida has a rich flora that spans diverse habitats, from long-leaf ...

Florida Plant Rescue: FLPR Makes a Splash with Florida Rare Plant Collections

The Spanish bestowed the name La Florida on the region later known as the state of Florida, in ackno...

Conservation Champion: Clark Mitchell

Our January Conservation Champion, Clark Mitchell shares his love of plants and the natural world th...

Long-term Conservation Efforts for the Endangered Key Tree Cactus

“What are you doing to help the Key Tree Cactus? They are dying!” The urgent question from USFW...

Florida Plant Rescue | Meet Hanna Rosner-Katz

We are pleased to announce that Hanna Rosner-Katz has joined the Florida Plant Rescue (FLPR) initiat...