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Plant Profile: Eryngium

Eryngiums are a large genus of annuals, biennials and perennials with spiky leaves and prickly, globe-shaped inflorescences often mistaken for…

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The importance of the horticultural industry in city greening initiatives

The ornamental horticulture industry makes a significant contribution to city greening initiatives. This is the theme of the AIPH Green…

Iris Japonica
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Plant Profile: Iris Japonica

With a few exceptions, the forms of Iris most familiar in European contexts require open conditions and full sun to…

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EcoCity World Summit 2023 unites a global green city community

First held in 1990, the Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer and longest-running global conference on ecology and cities. Every…

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Plant Profile: Aster tataricus ‘Jindai’

Asters have long been valued for their late-season colour—notably the North American “asters” now mostly reassigned to the genus Symphyotrichum;…

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Setting the trends for garden designs

The Chelsea Flower Show, held in England every year in May, is considered to be the trend-setting event for garden…

Libertia Chilensis Formosa Group
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Plant Profile: Libertia Chilensis Formosa Group

Closely related to the smaller and better-known Sisyrinchium, Libertia is a useful and elegant genus of Southern Hemisphere perennials. Although…

New World Salvias
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Plant Profile: New World Salvias

Urban microclimates tend toward extremes, particularly heat and drought. Plants that are tough enough to survive heat and water stress…

Montréal Botanical Garden
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Impressive qualities of plants used in delivering urban water solutions

Winning the Living Green for Water category in the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022, the phytotechnology stations in the…

New World Salvias
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Plant Profile: New World Salvias

Salvias have become valuable contributors to the urban landscape in recent decades, notably the many cultivars of Salvia nemorosa (S.…

Montréal Botanical Garden
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Webinar showcases use of plants in urban water management

Urban water management and green infrastructure were the focus of the fifth AIPH Green City Briefing.   Organised by the…

Sesleria Caerulea
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Plant Profile: Sesleria Caerulea

Prone to hybridisation and back-crossing, the ±30 species of Sesleria are a taxonomic tangle of poorly differentiated species, forms and…