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Botanical ~ Sarah Featon

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This is the fruit of the Pollia condensate plant, which looks like a collection of iridescent marbles. Their beauty is the secret to their survival-particularly considering they offer no nutritional value. The plants berries, which contain no pigment, are extremely attractive to birds. Their seeds are contained within the berry and are then distributed when they are snatched, presumably to add some bling to a nest or to help attract a mate. Their unique appearance is the result of specially structured layers of cellulose which reflect light. Thicker layers of this cellulose reflect red and green while thinner layers shine blue. Unlike pigments, since the shine is produced by the structure of the cellulose it never fades as long as the cellulose structures remain intact. -Jean Photo courtesy of Silvia Vignolini

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Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ syn. ‘Waldigone’, Plantaginaceae

The colour gradient of this gorgeous foxglove, currently in full bloom at the garden centre where I work, makes me smile any time I walk by it. To me, it’s the equivalent of a sunny day in flower form, something to really cherish here in Scotland, even during this odd and particularly bright summer.

Created in 2001 by English plant breeder David Tristram, this sterile evergreen perennial is the result of the cross between D. obscura, from the western portion of the Mediterranean, and D. grandiflora, native to SE Europe and Asia. The former gifted this hybrid with the deeper orange and red tones, while the latter granted it larger blooms and the pale-yellow base colour, along with better adaptability to cooler and more humid conditions. Much smaller in size than the common foxglove, D. purpurea, it flowers profusely on numerous spikes through June and July. Needless to say, the bumblebees go crazy for it so, although it won’t self-sow, it’s still a really good addition to a wildlife-friendly border, or even simply placed alone in a container- think glazed blue pottery and what a magical contrast that would make.

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