Glasshouses Supervisor but tweeting in a personal capacity @TheBotanics #rbgehort
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Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
I'm giving a brief talk on the history and renovation of The Linn at this event at Cambo House on the 19th March, if anyone fancies coming along. discoverscottishgardens.org/β¦
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This fern, #Tmesipteris ovata, is remarkable, not because it is epiphytic and grows on other tree ferns, but because it belongs to a genus known to have the largest genomes of any organisms on earth.
#floraofaustralia #australianfern #ε΅εΆζ’
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Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
We are advertising two fabulous jobs at the Cambridge University Herbarium. A Collections Manager (5 year fixed term) and a Collections & Digitisation Assistant (4 years fixed term). Incredible collection including most of Voyage of the Beagle material. Job links in thread below.
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
π΄A critically endangered palm, Tahina spectabilis, has travelled from CUBG to be the rarest plant in the @EdenProject's Rainforest Biome. Known as the βSuicide Palmβ for its unique lifecycle of flowering itself to death, it's been relocated so it can grow to its full size. [1/5]
An incredible opportunity β¬οΈ
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Durians in flowerβ¦large red flowers of Durio kutejensis (Hassk.) Becc. bursting out of the branches. Beautiful but giving off a somewhat stale durian smell. Opposite the iconic Bandstand at Singapore Botanic Gardens #durian @nparksbuzz
ALT Durio kutejensis (Hassk.) Becc.
ALT Durio kutejensis (Hassk.) Becc.
ALT Durio kutejensis (Hassk.) Becc.
ALT Durio kutejensis (Hassk.) Becc.
It's funny how I've never noticed this Anthurium salgarense. It's been @TheBotanics since 1968. Guess I don't look up enough!!
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
Amur Cork Bark Tree is considered invasive in parts of North America but Phellodendron amurense var. lavallei with the Kibble as the back drop looks stunning in Glasgow @GlasgowBotanic
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At first light this morning, our Arid House was filled with night-flowering cactus flowers the size of dinner plates. In just an hour they'll be over - but what a privilege to have seen them β€οΈ
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
ππͺ Time for Scotland to weigh in on the action!
We take on the #WaterlilyWeighOff24, as challenged by @denverbotanic. With a very Scottish twist up our sleeves (we're looking at you @irnbru) and a guest appearance from Marley, the Botanics cat, do we have what it takes to win?
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Some wonderful footage of what my wild siblings look like! π
This is the largest titan arum we found in West Sumatra. Remind you that although it looks like a small tree, the thick trunk and those lush leaflets are one single leaf. I can only imagine how big the corm is underground.
#floraofsumatra #titanarum #amorphophallustitanum #ιθ
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
I've more than doubled in size in just one week! Though apparently I'm not growing as fast as in previous years - can you blame me? In this weather I just want to stay tucked under my compost ππ§οΈππ§οΈπ
#ScottishWeather #Amorphophallus #TitanArum #RBGEHort #TeamRBGE
ALT Amorphophallus bud being measured with a ruler and tape measure.
ALT Amorphophallus bud being measured by a member of #TeamRBGE
ALT Amorphophallus bud in-situ in its tropical glasshouse at RBGE.
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
Please meet the head of my newest (and tiniest) minion division: Adi the jumping spider. The 'Jump Team' are in charge of clearing the fungus gnats from my nice new compost! π·οΈπͺ°
#SmallButMighty #Biocontrol #JumpingSpider #Amorphophallus #TitanArum #TeamRBGE #RBGEHort
ALT A tiny jumping spider sits on the tip of an Amorphophallus bud.
ALT A closeup of a jumping spider sitting on the Amorphophallus bud.
Fiona Inches (RBGE) π retweeted
What's that coming over the pot is it a monster? Is it a monster~πΆ
I'm just about able to peek over my pot - all the better to keep an eye on what's happening. Seems a bit quiet though - where are all my adoring fans? π
#Amorphophallus #TitanArum #TeamRBGE #RBGEHort
ALT The tip of a Titan Arum bud peeking over the edge of an air pot.
ALT A chunky Titan Arum bud in a barky compost mix.
ALT The tip of a Titan Arum bud peeking over the edge of an air pot.
A little hidden gem @TheBotanics a yellow form of the Embothrium coccineum
Can just make out the second rainbow π over the palm houses @TheBotanics
John Main DHE, NDH [MHort RHS], FCIHort, SHM - go.shr.lc/3PFdnFq @TheBotanics