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Clump of Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) in the Cryptogamic Garden, April 2018. Photo Robert Mill. Toothworts (Lathraea: family Orobanchaceae) are a small genus of parasitic plant. Two species – one native,…
A thought popped into my head when I was having dinner in Perth. Ten minutes away from where Paul, (head of propagation at Iseli – My boss in America) his…
March arrives and this year we have had a good six weeks to appreciate the Snowdrop collection. Reliable, regular and then as the deciduous canopy above expands and emerges they…
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), 22 September 2018. Photo Ken Dobson. This Garden Wildlife Report for September 2018 is exceptionally late, for which I apologise; I have been on holiday or otherwise…
Autumn is a time of change, the leaves are starting to turn shades of yellow, orange and red. However, one plant steals the show and is of significant importance to…
On Friday 15 March 2019, the RBGE Herbarium and Edinburgh Shoreline Project joined forces for a half-day mixed media workshop inspired by algae specimens in the RBGE Herbarium. The morning…
The RBGE Harvest Festival is always an incredible display of produce from gardens all over the City, but in 2018 the Botanics had an unusual contribution to the displays –…
Introducing Hatch, the newest member of the RBGE menagerie. Hatch can be found on the signs at the biosecurity footbaths at entrances to each of our gardens, and for the…
Following the prolonged dry period, the rain that we are experiencing now is a welcome shock to plants. The Paeonia lutea reacted to the additional weight of this rainwater lying…
The set of DNA extractions from one of our test plants (#8, Begonia stictopoda RBGE accession 20170115) contained rather low concentrations of DNA. We decided against preparing NGS libraries from…
“was ye at the Glen o’ Tilt, An’ did the shindy see, man? John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884), RBGE Archives John Hutton Balfour, Regius Keeper at the RBGE and Professor of…
Drimys andina is a compact evergreen shrub native to Chile and Argentina. It is currently producing clusters of white petalled flowers at the end of the current season’s growth. These…
Flowers set on bare branches are a delight in winter, but there are also some evergreen plants that flower. They are a great comfort to the soul during dreary winter…
Bergenia x schmidtii a hybrid between B. ciliata (Kashmir, Nepal) and its more northerly cousin B. crassifolia from Siberia and Mongolia. A good plant as ground cover on a dry…
Galanthus ‘Ophelia’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Blewbury Tart’ Galanthus ‘S Arnott’ Galanthus ‘Colossus’ Galanthus ‘Galatea’ The way that one plant or a group of plants can completely consume a person into a…
On the lawn west of the pond is a young specimen of Fraxinus apertisquamifera, a native to Japan. A deciduous tree to 5 metres height and a wide spreading canopy….
Judy Good, a recent Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Garden Design Diploma graduate has designed a garden for people living with dementia. The Garden of Tranquillity will be a safe, peaceful…
As part of our BioBlitz festivities, we are hosting four fabulous speakers to talk on a range of wildlife-related topics. 999 and counting… Recording Biodiversity at RBGE Join Dr….
The Crocus chrysanthus cultivar ‘Snow Bunting’ emerged unscathed from the Siberian snow that fell in quantity last week. Predominantly white petals with purple and yellow striations at the base. Should…
We just published “Mikania micrantha: its status and impact on people and wildlife in Nepal” in a new book, Invasive Alien Plants: Impact on Development and Options for Management, from…