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#AdventBotany Day 22: Put a cork in it

Written by
Alastair Culham
Posted on
22 December 2017

By Ali Ayres It’s decided, 2017 is the year I finally contribute to this fine festive botanical blogging tradition. But what should I write about? Holly? Ivy?  All the usual…Read More >

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#AdventBotany Day 19: Christmas Kalanchoe – Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Written by
Alastair Culham
Posted on
19 December 2017

By Will Simpson The genus Kalanchoe (the preferred pronunciation is kal-un-KOH-ee(1)) belongs to the Crassulaceae family. Like other members of this family, such as Aeonium, Crassula, Echeveria and Sedum, Kalanchoes…Read More >

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#AdventBotany Day 18: Cyclamen persicum: a Christmas misnomer?

Written by
Alastair Culham
Posted on
18 December 2017

By Karen Andrews They say that you should never judge a book by its cover. Walter C. Blasdale’s ‘Cyclamen persicum: Its Natural and Cultivated Forms’ is an unassuming, concise volume…Read More >

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#AdventBotany Day 4: The Glastonbury Thorn

Written by
Alastair Culham
Posted on
4 December 2017

By Karen Andrews Botanists are no strangers to muddy boots. Glastonbury conjures up an image today of muddy wellingtons at its famous pop music festival. The town also possesses a…Read More >

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