The pre-2012 world was a simpler place. You had Digitalis, known to all as foxglove or fairy thimbles (now that’s a delightfully twee name) and a familiar sight both as a wild and a cultivated plant throughout the UK, and you had Isoplexis, its glamorous cousin from the Canary Islands, …
Now this is certainly one unusual houseplant. If you can’t quite get the hang of the Latin name, you may prefer to use one of Jatropha Podagrica’s various common names, such as Buddha’s Belly plant or bottle plant. Particularly as it’s easy to spot their origins as references to the …
Yes, there are deer-proof plants, and they are easy to identify. They’re the ones surrounded by tall close mesh fencing. However, those of you with gardens in areas inhabited by deer but without Fort Knox style protection will be more reastically interested in whether there are any deer-resistant plants that …
Gerberas go back quite a long way: the father of botanical nomenclature Carolus Linnaeus named the genus in 1737, the name honouring his friend Dr Traugott Gerber. A century and a half later, in 1889, Robert Jameson identified and gave his name to the best known species, Gerbera Jamesonii, discovered …
Given that it’s pretty much two months since our last show of the season, the NCCPG Dorset plant fair at Athelhampton House on 10th September, it’s pretty fair to say that it’s all over for 2017. So, with all that time to reflect on things, a review of this year’s …
Welcome to the new home of the Paddock Plants Update. Lots of really interesting content coming soon! In particular, we are determined to update this blog a lot more regularly that we have done in the past ….. In the meantime, the old site may be found here. Rob & …
