Veronica chamaedrys – June 1st 2026 – Germander Speedwell
0 Comment
Speedwells were flowering profusely in the Spring sunshine
LECTURE SEASON ENDS – SUMMER EVENTS BEGIN
THE SUMMER EVENTS have started. be sure stay up with Field Events, Excursions, and Walks for the summer… Link to What’s happened... Read More
Capsella rubella – May 25th 2026 –Pink Shepherd’s-purse
Discovering a rare plant
Aira praecox – May 18th 2026 – Early Hair Grass
An early grass, mostly found on infertile soils
Eschscholzia californica – May 11th 2026 – California Poppy
A Californian plant that’s settled here.
Brassica napus subspecies oleifera – May 4th 2026 – Oilseed Rape
A wild plant bred for oil production since the 1970s
Glechoma hederacea – April 27th 2026 – Ground Ivy
On a single day last week I saw more of this plant than I’ve seen in my entire lifetime
Professor Enrico Coen: DNA Stories: What plants, genes and genomes tell us about evolution
Professor Enrico Coen, John Innes Centre, Norwich Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh BSS AGM follows this lecture! Date: Thursday 21 May, 2026... Read More
Vinca minor and Vinca major – April 20th 2026 – Periwinkles
Periwinkles are medicinal plants
Pulmonaria officinalis – April 13th 2026 – Lungwort
A spring flowering plant and several of its close relatives
