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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 17: The festive bean

Written by
Alastair Culham
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17 December 201917 December 2019

By Manuel Santos Gutiérrez and Tomos Jones Today we’re heading to España (Spain), not strictly for Christmas but rather for día de Reyes, meaning ‘Kings’ Day’, i.e. Epiphany. According to…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 16: scent of a Mahonia?

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Alastair Culham
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16 December 201917 December 2019

By Alastair Culham Whenever I think I’m running out of Christmas plants I can be sure that something will intercede to remind me of just how many plants are linked…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 15: Merry Christmoss

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Alastair Culham
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15 December 201917 December 2019

By Charlie Campbell During the darkest months of the year, it is a tradition in many cultures to bring evergreen plants inside to remind us of the coming of spring….Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 14: nativitatis

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Alastair Culham
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14 December 201917 December 2019

By Alastair Culham Of the approximately 400000 recognised plant species in the world only a handful have a name linked to Christmas.  Today we visit the species whose epithet is…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 13: Snow White and Rose Red

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Alastair Culham
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13 December 201915 December 2019

By Amie Bolissian-McRae The rosewater used in our sweet festive snow was typically made from Rosa gallica L. or Rosa damascena Mill. (the Damask rose). Rosewater is something that, today,…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 12: Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Alastair Culham
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12 December 201915 December 2019

By Amie Bolissian-McRae How can you make your White Christmas dreams come true every year if you don’t live in a winter wonderland country like Norway or Canada? Well, you…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 11: Brandy

Written by
Alastair Culham
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11 December 201912 December 2019

By Alastair Culham A key winter preservative for mincemeat, Christmas puddings and cakes, as well as fruit is alcohol.  The classic alcohol for these is French Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac)…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 10: The Catalan Tió de Nadal or “Christmas Log”

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Alastair Culham
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10 December 201911 December 2019

By Dawn Bazely Civil Society at the Climate Change Negotiations in Spain The 25th annual “Conference of the Parties” to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change is currently meeting…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 9: How to make a drop spindle

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Alastair Culham
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9 December 20199 December 2019

By Claire Smith The first component you need for making your drop spindle is a stick. The stick needs to be nice and firm, nice and straight, ideally not much…Read More >

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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 8: Epiphytic Ericaceae – Christmas baubles of the cloud forest

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Alastair Culham
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8 December 20198 December 2019

By Robbie Blackhall-Miles Diversity fascinates me and when a plant family is as big as the Ericaceae I can’t help but to want to understand the processes that led to…Read More >

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