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Points of interest for our Botanics Nearby app
64. Cupressus himalaica Silba CUPRESSACEAE Weeping Himalayan cypress; Bhutia: chandang, tchenden This tree, with beautiful drooping foliage, occurs wild in Bhutan at altitudes of up to 3000 metres. Its…
65. Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex Stapf EPHEDRACEAE Hindi: Somlata, सोमलता A dwarf Himalayan shrub, which occurs at high altitudes of up to 5,200 metres. Although it looks rather like…
66. Persicaria affinis (D. Don) Ronse Decraene POLYGONACEAE According to Joseph Hooker, who explored Sikkim in 1848/9, this plant was ‘one of the most beautiful features of the…
67. Geranium himalayense Klotzsch GERANIACEAE A popular garden plant, with several cultivars, which forms carpets by means of creeping rhizomes. Its large flowers are produced over a long period…
68. Iris clarkei J.D. Hooker An iris of the Sibericae group, in which the drooping, outer petals (which are known as the ‘falls’) are smooth and beardless. It…
69. Roscoea auriculata K. Schumann ZINGIBERACEAE Roscoea is one of the few hardy genera of the largely tropical ginger family. It was named by James Edward Smith after…
70. Betula utilis D. Don var. jacquemontii (Spach) Winkler BETULACEAE Himalayan silver birch, Jacquemont’s birch; Hindi: bhojpattra, भोजपत्र The specific name of this tree refers to its usefulness….
Tony Bonning tells a story about the how a tortoise who wants to be wise.
India does not spring immediately to mind as a major source of plants for British gardens. The reason for this is largely environmental – as the larger part…
The Himalayan birch with many uses Betula utilis ‘the Himalayan birch’ is native to Nepal and grows at altitudes up to 4500 m in its natural habitat. It’s…
An early introduction and UK garden favourite High in the Himalaya, above the tree line and above the dwarf rhododendron shrubland, the woody vegetation gives way to…