A Digital Botanic Garden
.... where anything grows
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Cyclamen hederifolium, Primulaceae
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I was never a great fan of Cyclamen until I started buying this little beauty, C.hederifolium , as a winter house plant. It ticks all the b...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn', Adoxaceae
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The darkest days of winter in our garden have been brightened by the scented flowers of Viburnum bodnantense '...
Monday, January 14, 2013
White Magic
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Some snow adds a touch of magic to a botanic garden in winter. These pictures were taken today in Durham University Botanic Garden ...
Friday, November 9, 2012
Kniphofia spp., Red-hot Poker, Xanthorrhoeaceae, sub-family Asphodeloidea
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It came as a surprise to me that red-hot pokers thrive in my garden here in North East England. If you ...
Friday, August 10, 2012
Masterwort, Astrantia maxima and A. major., Umbelliferae
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Ever since masterwort Astrantia major was introduced into British gardens in 1597, from its native central and ...
Monday, July 16, 2012
Monk'shood, Aconitum napellus, Ranunculaceae
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" Helmet-fluore, or the great Monkes-hood, beareth very faire and goodly blew floures in a shape like a helmet; whi...
Friday, July 6, 2012
Giant Fennel, Ferula communis, Umbelliferae
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I've waited seven years for this. Back in 2007 I bought a small plant of giant fennel Ferula communis , when I was mainly attracted ...
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