Emma Simpkins (Bodley)

Todays fungal find…the blue Entoloma.

@Pamsplants1 Not sure from the new growth. A few options but looks like the leaf shape changes as it matures so maybe wait a bit longer and try identify again.

@ebodley Hi, can you identify this plant for me, please? It’s at my nephew’s house in Titirangi, Auckland.

BGANZ's Living Collections Toolkit (LCT) launched at 8GBGC in Singapore yesterday! It's a world-first web-based tool allowing gardens to easily develop a best-practice informed LC Plan for the assessment, management & development of their LCs. See lctoolkit.bganz.org.au #8gbgc

@BGANZ1 I’ve planted seed of Dactylanthus in ABG and still waiting to see if it works. Ca. Take up to 10 years so I’ve still got a few years to wait

Following on from last night's webinar, more fascinating facts about pollen and pollination — an underground flower pollinated by bats! Let us know in the comments if you have seen or know of any plants like this in your local botanic garden. ow.ly/B12t50RFarB

If you missed the first webinar from @BGANZ1, it’s well worth a watch. There are lots of events this month to celebrate #botanicgardensday on the 26th May so keep an eye out for those.

We're thrilled to invite you to the 8th GBGC, taking place in Singapore from 6 to 9 August 2024! Network with over 700 delegates from different countries, expanding your professional network and fostering new collaborations. buff.ly/3UN6JAu #GlobalConservationNetwork

@cpaintingnz Congrats Dr P!

@Bundogs Beautiful! I want one

Lobelia tupa one of my favourites as it took soooo long to secure a plant 🥰 #warrnamboolbotanicgardens #bed19 #pentaxk70

Sunrise and pōhutukawa blooms @AklBotanicGrdns

Our new paper is out on @AklBotanicGrdns water sensitive design journey. There’s some plant recommendations in it too for swales and rain gardens.

@Bundogs Right!? And it wasn’t just one plant, it was a whole hedge of plants.

@ebodley Geez that is 🤦‍♂️🤡🤷‍♂️ I’m speechless 😶

What is going on with this staking technique? #horticulture #notbestpractice

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I love spring and especially these Prunus ‘Awanui’ at @AklBotanicGrdns.

@parkecology @docgovtnz Great work!!!

Sixty four plants on the brink of extinction propagated at Ōtari Native Botanic Garden being collected by @docgovtnz rangers from Turangi for planting into the wild. This wetland plant has declined dramatically in recent years. Only a few Juncus holoschoenus remain in the wild

How gorgeous is this Peperomia?

@LaurenHinkley2 @PlantPolyploidy @RareFlowerGrow Awesome!

@ebodley @PlantPolyploidy @RareFlowerGrow Bush Gems is a series, the pink one on the right in your photo looks like 'Bush Pearl' which I always recommend! It is the hardiest of the series and flowers for most of the year 😊

How well do kangaroo paw grow in Auckland? I love them but I don’t know anything about growing them. Advice please.

@RareFlowerGrow Thank you! I don’t see them around much so I suspect they wouldn’t last long. Tempted to try one though. Those are beautiful colours.

@ebodley perfect drainage or they will rot, tell tale signs are blackening at base of plants - relatively drought hardy once established The new Celebrations varieties are stunning but even fussier about drainage

@lanniewelleven @AklBotanicGrdns It’s call d Magnolia ‘Arabian Nights’

@ebodley @AklBotanicGrdns Close up of a flower?

My favourite time of year is here….magnolia season! @AklBotanicGrdns