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Plant of the Day
Monday 10 July 2023
In the walled garden of the Castle of Mey, Scotland, the Saxifraga × urbium (London pride) was creating a wonderful spread of groundcover with airy sprays of tiny flowers. The evergreen foliage is ideal for a shady part of a garden and thrives with moist soil.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Sunday 2 April 2023
The low growing evergreen Vinca difformis (intermediate periwinkle) by early spring is covered in white flowers. This is a vigorous plant and is ideal as groundcover for a shaded area or on a woodland garden.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Friday 30 June 2023
In a cool shady spot at the Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Orkney, Ourisia macrophylla (snowflake) was flowering. This mat-forming evergreen perennial has glossy, dark green leaves that thrives in a moist, sheltered area.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Saturday 8 April 2023
A winter container of cut stems of Cornus cultivars (dogwood) and Salix cultivars (willow) is edged with Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' (Japanese rush). This marginal aquatic perennial is ideal for planting in moist or boggy soil.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 10 May 2023
The cascading foliage of Cycas debaoensis (multipinnate sago) provides a spectacle in a tropical glasshouse. This plant species is endemic to the Guangxi region of China. It was only discovered in 1996, but is already under severe threat from both habitat clearance, and plant collectors.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 22 February 2023
My young plant of Aspidistra fasciaria 'Ginga Giant' (cast iron plant) has produced a flower. These rhizomatous, evergreen perennials have inconspicuous star-shaped flowers borne on the rhizome at soil level and in the wild these can be pollinated by slugs, small midges and other flies.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Wednesday 12 April 2023
The slow-growing Rhododendron davidii was named after the French missionary David, who found the plant in West Szechwan, China, in 1869. The species Rhododendron do not have the hybrid vigour of named varieties, but this one will flower while the plants are still young.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Thursday 16 February 2023
A native to the rainforests of Brazil Begonia luxurians (palm leaf begonia) creates an exotic looking houseplant. Here this frost-tender, evergreen perennial is growing in a glasshouse setting where it can reach up to 2.5m in height. From spring into summer clusters of fragrant pale yellow to white flowers appear above the leaves.
Jill Raggett
