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Echibeckia (Rudbeckia x Echinacea) Following the time honored and meticulous taxonomic practice of naming intergeneric hybrids by smashing their respective names together and seeing what sticks. Lovely plants though. #FlowersOnFriday #gardening #bloomscrolling #horticulture #echibeckia #pnw

2. ... so I allowed the invaders to remain until they'd finished flowering. The poppies mimicked the roses above them. But in both cases, I'm surprised the site manager didn't order the 'weeds' be removed. 😁 #gardening #horticulture

Whilst working as a gardener, one year I used a self-seeded 2m tall thistle as the 'architecture' in an ornamental flower bed. The same year, a load of peony flowered poppies sprang up in the newly-created rose bed. They were totally out of place, but they were beautiful. 1. #gardening #horticulture

Nope - we are not having a party in a soft-fruit greenhouse! A thread about protected crops and a bumblebee's eye view... 🧵 #AppliedEntomology #Horticulture #SoftFruit #ProtectedCroppingSystems

🌿 We're hiring! Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden as our new Horticultural Participation Coordinator, helping people connect with horticulture through volunteering, community programmes and wellbeing activities. 📅 Closing date: 16 Aug bit.ly/3Uki7W7 #Horticulture #Jobs

St Andrews Botanic Garden has demolished nine failing glasshouses to build a brownfield biodiversity generator using crushed concrete, volcanic ash, and buried tree trunks. hdclump.com/the-beechgro... #BotanicGarden #Ecology #Horticulture

This is Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling

This is Phlox paniculata ‘Starfire’ seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling

This is Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert' seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling

This is Petunia Surfinia Purple Vein seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling

This is Petunia Spreading White seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling

This is Petunia hybrida Sanguna seen at Manotick Station. #canadagardens #horticulture #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling