Wild About The World

Acer opalus - Italian maple

paul m — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:53 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Ssp obtusatum. Usually difficult to fault Kew on their labelling (they even give the age of trees) but in this case the old label gives what is now the subspecies name. Mid-May 2013. http://apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=72

Acer opalus - Italian maple

paul m — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:53 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Ssp obtusatum. Usually difficult to fault Kew on their labelling (they even give the age of trees) but in this case the old label gives what is now the subspecies name. Sometimes called the Bosnian maple. Mid-May 2013. http://apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=72

Acer opalus - Italian maple

paul m — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:52 -0400

Garden cat

paul m — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:51 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Fat cat lurking near the badger sett - or just reading the labels .... Kew, Surrey. Mid-May 2013. http://apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=72

Geranium phaeum - dusky cranesbill

paul m — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:18:21 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Geranium phaeum - dusky cranesbill

paul m — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:18:21 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Ostrya virginianum - hophornbeam

paul m — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:19:57 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Looks quite like a hornbeam but with tassels like a nirch. Kew Gardens; mid-May 2013.

Ostrya virginianum

paul m — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:19:57 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens; mid-May 2013.

Veronica gentianoides - gentian speedwell

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:28:01 -0400

by: paul m

Description: I've been growing a lot of plants from seed this year. This is one of the most succesful; a native of the Middle East. Sheffield, South Yorks; June 2013.

Veronica gentianoides - gentian speedwell

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:28:00 -0400

by: paul m

Description: I've been growing a lot of plants from seed this year. This is one of the most succesful; a native of the Middle East. Sheffield, South Yorks; June 2013.

Cacti

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:40:59 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Cleistocactus tarijensis. Kew Gardens; May 2013.

Cacti

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:40:59 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Cleistocactus tarijensis. Kew Gardens; May 2013.

Cacti

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:40:58 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Mammillaria bombycina ssp perezdelarosae. Kew Gardens; May 2013.

Cacti

paul m — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:40:58 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Esposioa lanata. Kew Gardens; May 2013.

Aegopodium podagraria - ground elder

paul m — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:42:10 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Aegopodium podagraria used as a winter green vegetable - introduced to British Isles by the Romans. Can be a severe pest in gardens. Canon's Park, Harrow, UK; mid-May 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Park

Canon's Park

paul m — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:42:10 -0400

by: paul m

Description: A conventional park with some specimen trees, recreational grass and gardens. Harrow, UK; mid-May 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Park

Canon's Park

paul m — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:42:10 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Some of the park retains a natural air. Harrow, UK; mid-May 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Park

Temperate House

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:34 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Lots of glasshouses at Kew but the largest (and the largest in the UK) is the temperate house. Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Little green train

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:34 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens covers a lot of ground so there are now elctric trains to take people around .... Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Jubaea chilensis - Chilna wine palm

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:33 -0400

by: paul m

Description: The largest pot plant in the world! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubaea Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Replacement plants

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:33 -0400

by: paul m

Description: The Temperate House is bveing refurbished which means removing or replacing most of the plants while the structure is replenished and re-painted. Lots of cuttings and seedlings being grown on .... Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Temperate House

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:32 -0400

by: paul m

Description: The larger trees are being dug up in huge rroot balls..... Kew gardens, Richmond, Surrey; May 2013.

Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:29 -0400

by: paul m

Description: An Echium, perhaps? Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:28 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:28 -0400

by: paul m

Description: One of the Boraginaceae? Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:27 -0400

by: paul m

Description: The Great Conservatory - used formerly for growing oranges and other exotic fruit. Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:26 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Weird-looking flower - from a southern continent? Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

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Syon Park

paul m — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:26 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Middlesex; mid-May 2013.

Echium wildpretii

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:30 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Taking a rest? Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Echium wildpretii

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:29 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Ssp wildpretii. Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Amorphophallus titanum

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:28 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Has the largest flower of all plants - unfortunately not in bloom at this time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Zollernia splendens

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:28 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Echium wildpretii

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:28 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Tree fern

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:27 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Adapted as a statue in the Pacific. Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Dendrochilum latifolium

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:27 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Ssp latifolium. Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Orchid house

paul m — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:28:26 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Botanic Garden Kew. Mid-May 2013.

Tanacetum densum amani

paul m — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:02 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens; mid-May, 2013

Pittosporum tenuifolium

paul m — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:02 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Tom Thumb'. Kew Gardens; mid-May, 2013.

Viburnum macrocephalum

paul m — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:01 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens; mid-May, 2013

Globularia nudicaulis

paul m — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:01 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens; mid-May, 2013

Helianthemum sp

paul m — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:01 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Fire Dragon' Kew Gardens; mid-May, 2013

Clematis

paul m — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:49:05 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Fairy' - a cultivar very different from the usual climbing species. Royal Botanical gardens, Kew, UK; mid-May, 2013.

Clematis

paul m — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:49:05 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Fairy'. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK; mid-May, 2013.

Clematis

paul m — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:49:05 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Fairy' Royal Botanical gardens, Kew, UK; mid-May, 2013.

Clematis X cortmani

paul m — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:49:05 -0400

by: paul m

Description: 'Joe'. Royal Botanical gardens, Kew, UK; mid-May, 2013.

Rheum alexandre

paul m — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:49:04 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK; mid-May, 2013.

Allium rosenbachianum

paul m — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:54:08 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens, Alpine House; mid-May 2013.

Ranunculus asiaticus

paul m — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:54:08 -0400

by: paul m

Description: .... looking very much like a poppy! Kew Gardens, Alpine House; mid-May 2013.

Romulea aff. fischeri

paul m — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:54:08 -0400

by: paul m

Description: Kew Gardens, Alpine House; mid-May 2013.

Lithodora zahnii

paul m — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:54:07 -0400

by: paul m

Description: A change from the usual bright blue species L. diffusa. Kew Gardens, Alpine House; mid-May 2013.