Tag Archives: America

You’re a botanist, what’s this then? (Or Tradescantia spathacea, this one’s for you mum!)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by phoebe1

That sentence may sound familiar to many of you who frequent this blog (followed closely by “Botany, so you’re a gardener then?” but we won’t go in to that). Being asked about the identity of a random plant that mysteriously … Continue reading →

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The flowering tree nymph in the greenhouse

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Andrew

There’s a special orchid in flower right now in the tropical greenhouse. Its name is Dryadella pusiola, and it’s special because its flowers are very, very small. Small enough to be dwarfed by a 5p! This orchid is the first … Continue reading →

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Tillandsia usneoides Spanish Moss

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Oliver

Lacking ideas this Movember? Why not take inspiration from Spanish Moss and the great Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, from whom the plant was thought to originate. Well at least as the legend goes… Apparently Hernando De Soto pursued an Indian maiden through the forest … Continue reading →

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