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Veronica chamaedrys – June 1st 2026 – Germander Speedwell
Speedwells were flowering profusely in the Spring sunshineContinue reading »
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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 this year -…Continue reading »
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Capsella rubella – May 25th 2026 –Pink Shepherd’s-purse
Discovering a rare plantContinue reading »
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Aira praecox – May 18th 2026 – Early Hair Grass
An early grass, mostly found on infertile soilsContinue reading »
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Eschscholzia californica – May 11th 2026 – California Poppy
A Californian plant that’s settled here.Continue reading »
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Brassica napus subspecies oleifera – May 4th 2026 – Oilseed Rape
A wild plant bred for oil production since the 1970sContinue reading »
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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 lifetimeContinue reading »
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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 Edinburgh, from 6:00-7:00pm…Continue reading »
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Vinca minor and Vinca major – April 20th 2026 – Periwinkles
Periwinkles are medicinal plantsContinue reading »
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Pulmonaria officinalis – April 13th 2026 – Lungwort
A spring flowering plant and several of its close relativesContinue reading »
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Symphytum x hidcotense – April 6th 2026 – Hidcote Comfrey
This hybrid Comfrey may be more common than we have supposedContinue reading »
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Scrophularia vernalis – March 30th 2026 – Yellow Figwort
It has made its home in East ScotlandContinue reading »
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Dr Laura Carter: Plants on Prescription
Dr Laura Carter, University of Leeds Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Date: Thursday 16 April, 2026 Edinburgh, from 6:00-7:00pm - (Tea/coffee and biscuits will be…Continue reading »
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Plant Pub Social Thurs 9 April
BSS Social Media SitesContinue reading »
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Mibora minima – March 23rd 2026 – Early Sand-grass
A national and local rarity, flowering now.Continue reading »
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BSS 190-Year Anniversary
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Alnus glutinosa – March 16th 2026 – Alder
A tree that fixes nitrogenContinue reading »
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Mahonia aquifolium – March 9th 2026 – Oregon Grape
Invasive in Europe but not here (so far)Continue reading »
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Erysimum cheiri – March 2nd 2026 – Wallflower
Are you a wallflower?Continue reading »
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Dr. Simon Hiscock: The Oxford Ragwort and the Bristol Whitebeam: tales of hybrid speciation
Dr. Simon Hiscock, Director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum and Professor of Botany, Department of Biology Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden,…Continue reading »
