Shropshire Star19d
Locals called to enter rare plant competition this February
The 2023 competition winner Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’ 2025 marks the competition’s sixth year. Every year, a variety of beautiful blooms – often with fascinating histories – are ...
Wigan Evening Post19d
Locals called to enter rare plant competition this February
The 2023 competition winner Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’ The winner will be announced on Press Day [July 1], and will receive an engraved winner’s vase, certificate and special plant ...
Buxton Advertiser19d
Locals called to enter rare plant competition this February
In previous years, the following were crowned winners: an ornamental quince - Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’ - in 2023; a pretty peony - Paeonia ‘Gleam of Light’ - in 2022; a pretty-in-pink Camellia ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
But the story is a bit more complicated as, like most citrus fruit, the orange is actually a hybrid. "There is no such thing as a wild orange in China," botanist David Mabberley, adjunct professor ...