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Plant of the Day
Sunday 20 February 2022
In the cool glasshouse a native of Iran Dionysia mozaffarianii is flowering. The plant forms dense, deep green cushions of columnar stems clothed with marcescent (withering but remaining attached to the stem) foliage.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 24 October 2021
On the bench in the Alpine House it was Crocus goulimyi (fall crocus) time to shine. This cormous perennial flowers in the autumn as the leaves begin to appear. The species is from southern Greece.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Saturday 8 January 2022
In the a cool alpine glasshouse at Cambridge Botanic Garden, UK, the Saxifraga berica is covered in starry white flowers. This species is only found in the wild in the Veneto area of North Italy, where it grows on very shady cool rock faces and plants cannot cope with strong sunlight. The species is threatened with extinction.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 9 February 2022
In the cool glasshouse of Cambridge Botanic Garden, UK, the rosette of Saxifraga longifolia (long-leaved saxifrage, Pyrenean saxifrage) leaves look like a sculpture. This plant has been described as “the most spectacular of all of the encrusted saxifrages” as after the rosette has grown for several years it produces a stem making a huge waterfall of white flowers. A constant succession of plants need to be grown from seed as the plant is a monocarpic perennial (dies after flowering).
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 24 November 2021
On the Alpine House bench a container of Oxalis palmifrons (palm-leaf false shamrock) displays its wonderful foliage that resembles miniature palm trees. This slow growing South African plant is dormant during the summer and comes to life during the cooler months. It requires a free-draining soil mix to avoid the plant being waterlogged.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 18 October 2021
In this alpine house there was an autumn display from Oxalis melanostica with these yellow flowers. The pots of plants are grown in another glasshouse and plunged into sand on the display bench when it is their time to perform.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 10 November 2021
In the Alpine Glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Garden Kew, London, the cheerful, bright red flowers of Jamesbrittenia bergae (crimson phlox) looked great against the grey rock work. The plant is a short lived (2-3 years) herbaceous perennial that forms a spreading mound. In South Africa the species is considered threatened in the wild and is listed as ‘Vulnerable’.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Monday 2 March 2020
In the cool, airy, alpine glasshouse of the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, Surrey, the Lithodora zahnii (Zahn's gromwell) was in full flower. This small, evergreen shrub from Southern Greece requires a loose, well-drained soil, with full sun.
Jill Raggett
