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C.S.P. Parish and the orchids of Burma

by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog
27 Apr 2011
The Directors' Correspondence Team reveals the artistic talents of an amateur orchid enthusiast in Burma at the end of the nineteenth century.

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The Chilean blue crocus, a real eyeful - and it's not a crocus!

by: Sue Skinner, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog
28 Feb 2011
Once thought extinct in the wild, the stunning blue-flowered Chilean blue crocus was rediscovered in the Andes near Santiago, Chile, in spring 2001. You can see it flowering now in the Davies Alpine House.

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Extinct to secure: how we saved Ascension’s endemic parsley fern

by: Colin Clubbe, UK Overseas Territories team blog
23 Dec 2010
In the space of 17 months, the status of the tiny Ascension Island parsley fern (Anogramma ascensionis) has gone from 'thought extinct' to 'secure' because of the amazing collaborative efforts of a small group of very dedicated people.

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The "Montserrat pribby" (part two)

by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog
12 Nov 2010
Nick Johnson explains how a new botanic garden on Montserrat used Rondeletia buxifolia as an alternative hedging plant in the garden to inspire others to follow suit, encouraging the use of island endemics instead of invasives.

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Welcome to Kew's UK Overseas Territories programme blog

by: Pat Griggs, UK Overseas Territories team blog
14 Oct 2010
Find out about the plants of the UK Overseas Territories and how Kew's UKOTs programme is helping to understand and conserve them.

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Anogramma ascensionis

Clinging to an unstable cliff on a sharp mountain ridge, four tiny plants of the Ascension Island parsley fern, thought to be extinct for over 50 years, were discovered by conservation biologists in 2009.

Planting up a succulent display

by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog
17 Sep 2010
Learn how the Dry Tropics team prepare and plant up a dramatic display for the public using stunning succulents that are usually cared for in the Tropical Nursery.