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25 Oct 2023
It's time for the final plant in our #26Plants project! And it's a beauty. Sue Young shares the shimmering, world-building magic of the common reed. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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24 Oct 2023
Today we're sharing Lisa Farrell's Alpine Lady-Fern: a plant which exists only in the mountains of Scotland, and only where snow has lain for extended periods, making it vulnerable to climate change. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… #26Plants @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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23 Oct 2023
Perhaps it was fate that paired Bradford-based @irene_lofthouse with Yorkshire Fog for #26Plants. But, as she discovers, this grass has travelled far from those northern roots. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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22 Oct 2023
For today's instalment of #26Plants, @galenohanlon points out "There's something deeply sexy about orchids, and we’ve always known it." Interest piqued? Read more about the vanishingly rare Man Orchid bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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21 Oct 2023
To mark @BBSbryology National Moss Day, today's plant is the mopheaded miracle: sphagnum moss. A keystone species that's under threat, Sarah Hill invites us into its water-trapping, carbon-catching world for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest
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20 Oct 2023
Back to New Zealand again for today's plant. Graham’s Buttercup grows only within the permanent snow line on Aoraki/ Mount Cook. Leah Royden takes up the botany lesson for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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19 Oct 2023
What lives in a bog and eats the unwary? No, it's not a creature from a fairy tale, though this miniature carnivore looks like it belongs on an alien planet. Joan Lennon zooms in on the round-leaved sundew for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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18 Oct 2023
Prompted by the hare's-foot clover, @nicolas_laborie considers the connection between plants and the human experience, and shares a fascinating insight into the cyanotype process. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… #26plants @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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17 Oct 2023
From Ireland @sineadkeegan takes up the tale of the delicate, rare fen violet for #26Plants and gives voice to its resilience and tenderness in the face of habitat loss. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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16 Oct 2023
Anything with the word devil in its title is bound to have a good back story. Lisa Andrews looks at the history and the future of the devil's-bit scabious for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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13 Oct 2023
I’ve been furiously scribbling in the back corner of a Bloomsbury hotel restaurant. I’ve got it typed up. I’ve tethered to my phone to file it like I’m back at the newspaper. It’s gone. My @bloomsburyfest writer in residency is done for the year. It’ll be published tomorrow!
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14 Oct 2023
And here ‘tis: the fruits of my labour as writer in residence at @bloomsburyfest yesterday for @26characters. I meandered the streets of Bloomsbury, seeing what the festival had to offer, and in return was bound to write a response by 10pm: bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26…
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15 Oct 2023
Euphorbia Glauca is a species under threat. Jane Berney tracks down this irresitible plant in New Zealand to find its safe borders. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… #26Plants @bloomsburyfest
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14 Oct 2023
A welcome sign of spring, bluebells bring joy and delight as they carpet our woodlands. But even these well-loved parts of the UK's heritage are threatened as Carmen Lavin discovers for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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13 Oct 2023
You may know it better as 'eggs and bacon' or 'dutchman’s clogs' but did you know that the bird's-foot trefoil attracts a rainbow of insects? @wurdsmith takes us on a botanical tour of its grassland home for #26Plants bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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12 Oct 2023
We do like our plants to be beautiful, fragrant, and somehow useful to other creatures. So, does the ragwort have any redeeming features? On the eve of @bloomsburyfest @JNSim urges us to stand up for this important pollinator. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @WildlifeTrusts #26Plants
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11 Oct 2023
Paul White discovers treasure in the tales woven around Pīngao, a dune binding plant, that only grows in Aotearoa New Zealand. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… #26Plants @bloomsburyfest
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10 Oct 2023
We take a trip to the coast today for #26Plants with @margaretkenna4 as she explores the habitat of marram grass, the prickly plant you'll find among sand dunes. It plays a vital role in keeping the waves from our doors. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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9 Oct 2023
Join @RenewableWords and the marsh helleborine in a last dance over its dune and wetland habitat, and don't hold back your applause. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… #26Plants @bloomsburyfest @WildlifeTrusts
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8 Oct 2023
We're off to Texas for today's instalment of #26Plants, where Lacy Rohre shows us the beauty and the resilience of esperanza's golden trumpets. bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/26… @WildlifeTrusts @bloomsburyfest
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