THE SKUNK CABBAGE is a swamp-dwelling harbinger of spring. Named for its distinctive aroma, the skunk cabbage can produce knee-high yellow flowers surrounded by a pallet of watermelon-sized green ...

Whenever I go into the woods this time of year, I look for spring wildflowers to be in bloom. There are a large variety of plants that take advantage of the scanty leaf canopy of early spring to grow ...

It looks like an alien or possibly something that would have been featured in the “Little Shop of Horrors” movie, but it’s not alien. In fact, it’s quite native and great fodder for the curious mind.

Spring is nearly here and with it comes an array of wildflowers so sweet that our winter blues melt away. We look forward to a rainbow of hues bursting from the ground, a magical show that the woods ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — What a difference a month can make. In March, we paid a visit to a little patch of bogland in York County. The reason? Skunk cabbage was sprouting. These plants, which thrive ...

Skunk cabbage has been used extensively as a medicinal plant by various Native American tribes (Photo by Judy Gallagher/CC BY-SA 3.0) Long Island life can be beautiful at any time of the year, ...

The gorgeous yellow-green leaves of the skunk cabbage are much easier to notice than the dark red flowers, which I have indicated with the blue arrow. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON March Madness is ...

March Madness is the frenzied “madness” of athletic exuberance as different teams from across the country compete in a clash of collegiate contenders to see who will be crowned as champion. There are ...

Well before the last snowdrifts have receded, a mysterious plant is already emerging from its winter slumber. Skunk cabbage is a funky-looking, flowering wild perennial plant that is among the first ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In early February, many in the Tri-State area are inside, away from the cold conditions that are normally seen. However, one native plant thrives in the winter months and it has a ...

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. It was revealed that the Oil City Skunk Cabbage Festival scheduled for April 1 was canceled due to the coronavirus. With deep regret the organizers decided that ...