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Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog25 Jan 2013
He may be a Seed Morphologist but Wolfgang Stuppy of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank discovers there is more to the snake gourd than just some strange fruit and eccentric seeds.
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Seeds from a lost world - the Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog02 Apr 2012
In the second of his ‘Seed of the Month’ series, Wolfgang examines the mystery of why this dull-looking, nut-like fruit contains flashy red seeds.
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New hollies for Kew's Holly Walk
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog15 Feb 2012
The Arboretum team continue the improvements to Holly Walk, planting new trees to ensure its future as a 'world's best' avenue of mature hollies.
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The beauty or the beast?
by: Marcelo Sellaro, Tropical Nursery blog07 Nov 2011
Join Marcelo Sellaro as he explores the fascinating world of the titan arum.
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A very strange autumn
by: Tony Kirkham, Arboretum team blog21 Oct 2011
Tony Kirkham shares his thoughts and observations on autumn this year - with its record high temperatures, confused plants and the best fruiting season in memory.
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Aristolochia grandiflora
Pelican flower produces enormous trumpet-shaped flowers, which smell of rotting meat and attract flies and wasps as its pollinators.
Quercus robur
Unrivalled king of the forest in Britain, English oak (pedunculate oak) is synonymous with strength, size and longevity.
Tectona grandis
Teak is well known for its high quality timber, and has also been used for traditional medicine in southeast Asia.
Fagus sylvatica
Copper beech trees can be propagated by grafting to maintain the colour of the leaves.
Amorphophallus titanum
The titan arum is a giant among plants, with a massive flowering structure that rises some three metres above the ground. Its flowering is rare and unpredictable, and always grabs the headlines!
