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Calamus flagellum Rattans are unusual vine-like palms which do not produce the characteristic clustered crown of foliage. Instead, they have long spaces between each leaf on their very…
Lodoicea maldivica This remarkable palm, with its spectacular double-barrelled fruit, has had an intriguing history ever since it was first documented as Coco das Maldivas (coconut of the…
Sabal bermudiana This fan palm has been nurtured for around 200 years. It is one of only two remaining plant specimens which grew first in the Leith Walk…
Sabal minor This low-growing fan palm is one of the most frost-hardy species, surviving temperatures as low as –18 °C in the wild. It is native to the…
Rhopalostylis sapida Native to warm temperate parts of South Island New Zealand, where it is also known as the Nikau palm, this species is the southernmost palm in…
Chamaerops humilis This is the only species of palm native to Europe, where it occurs on Mediterranean coasts from the southwest, in Spain and Portugal, through Malta, southern…
Livistona australis This vigorous palm of swamps and margins of coastal Australian rainforest is one of the fastest-growing species in our collection. Trunk sections are on display as…
Howea forsteriana This species occurs only on Lord Howe Island, a small ‘tropical paradise’ island 400 miles east of, and part of, New South Wales, Australia. Here it…
Trachycarpus princeps This is the first palm in our World of Palms glasshouse trail, that highlights 16 of the palms in our living collection at the Royal Botanic…
Sylhet is frequently given as a collection locality in the Wallich Catalogue, but although this is a major town of NE Bangladesh, there are dangers in mechanically ascribing…
The graceful small tree in the corner of the Queen Mothers Memorial Garden attracting much attention is a native to New Zealand, Plagianthus regius. Appreciate it now as…
Tomorrow morning a group of climbers across Scotland will be gathering at the Gardens for a charitable event, Climb a Mile, to help raise money for Help for…
Our exhibition on the world of palms has been installed and pride of place is given to a model of the Temperate Palm House; beautifully crafted by Calum…
Exhibition | John Hope Gateway Free | Open daily 10am – 5.45pm Trail | Glasshouses Free with glasshouse ticket | Open daily 10am – 5.30pm 20 July to 20 October…
There is so much in the news about loss of biodiversity, and species going extinct, that it is pleasant to be able to report a contrary piece of…
The historical RBGE Illustrations Collection contains a wealth of images from a wide variety of sources – from original drawings to newspaper cuttings. Information on the source was…
I’ve been in the privileged position to spend the last week with Chicago Botanic Garden’s Green Youth Farm Programme. There are a handful of these farms located around…
‘Really Wild Veg’ is a vegetable growing trial run by the Edible Gardening Project and four other community gardens – Girvan Community Garden, Good for Ewe, Whitmuir Organics…
I finally got round to visiting the two largest herbarium collections in the UK, The Natural History Museum London (NHM) and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, to work on…
Jean Atkin has now taken up residence at Logan Botanic Garden! Check out www.walkingwithpoets.com to see her blogs and photos. She’s also got a wonderful range of events…