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As I dove into garden-planning season, I came across this breathtaking flower: the Black Parrot tulip. Now, I know it's too late to plant tulips, but that doesn't stop me from fantasizing about these.

Happily, the Black Parrot led me down a rabbit hole of other dark plants — the kind of vegetation that might convince even the palest of goths to slather on sunscreen and get into the garden.

Wanted: ideas for cheap and easy cubicle decor. Already considered: potted plants, pretty pictures, subversive cross-stitchnarf.

Do not want: Anything that smells or makes noise or blinks.

We said a quick goodbye, but the "squealing" sound he made when I cut into him with my Dremel will haunt my dreams. Sorry, dude, but I think it was for the greater good.

Whether you’re trying to keep your cat from killing a houseplant or you're deerproofing your garden, most people think of plants as delicate beings in need of defense. But some plants — even common, unsuspicious looking plants — are trying to kill your pet, even if your pet doesn't munch them.

Say you’ve got a wall that gets nice light – the bright, indirect light that plants love – but you don’t want to hang a planter since hanging planters are still stuck in the '70s design-wise, or slide over a bookcase just to set a pot down. What do you do? Enter the Woolly Pocket.

Whenever I mention my orchids to people, even plant-lovers like me, they almost always say, "oh, I can't grow orchids." But you can! Orchids are just plants, and like all plants, they need light, water, and a little attention.