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In 1996, a specimen of this plant was donated to Glasnevin by the Talbot Botanic Gardens at Malahide Castle. The specimen was planted outside in a sheltered, semi-shaded spot. Over the last 12 years, a number of side plants have developed at the base, though this is...
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The Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a native of the tropical forests of the Philippines. Its flowers are a luminous turquoise in color, and hang in bunches up to a metre in length. Each clawlike flower is about 8 cm long (right). In its native Philippines it...
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The National Botanic Gardens established a gold medal in 2007. The medal will be awarded, on an irregular basis, to those members of the Irish botanical community who have made a significant contribution to Irish Botany. Maura Scannell reminds everyone of the...
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A team from the National Botanic Gardens has recently returned from an 11 day trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Jordan. The purpose of the visit was to give assistance with planning at the gardens, and developing a long-term research strategy for vegetation...
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Grace Pasley has been the herbarium assistant and official photographer at the National Botanic Gardens for over 30 years. Grace was wonderful in many ways and well deserved her ‘Amazing Grace’ nickname. Her generosity and joie de vivre was known to many...
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The National Botanic Gardens has been in existence for 212 year, and for the first time in its history it has established a gold medal (right). The medal will be awarded, on an irregular basis, to those members of the Irish botanical community who have made a...
