Tag: Crocosmia
The name Montbretia came from a young French botanist, Coquebert de Montbret, who accompanied Nelson on the invasion of Egypt in 1798 where he unfortunately died. The genus…
This August to date we have had 172.2mm of rain. The average August rainfall in Edinburgh over the past 18 years is 54.9mm. The wettest day was Tuesday…
Kniphofia ensifolia ssp. ensifolia: Temperate South Africa. Spikes of hot orange tubular flowers loved by wasps. Large clump growing south of the herbarium. Watsonia pillansii: Eastern S.Africa. As…