Plants in the News

[MarkMazer]

Plants can talk to each other and scientists say it should make us rethink how we treat them

" The Light Eaters chronicles an expansive collection of recent, mind-blowing botanical discoveries. Touching on plants' ability to communicate, be social, sense physical and auditory stimulation (i.e. feel and hear), and even remember, these studies collectively take on the controversial question of whether plants might be intelligent, or even conscious, beings."

https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/zoe-schlanger-willa-koerner-plant-knowledge

Mark Mazer
Hertford, NC
USA

[David Pilling]

Regular gardening could help you sleep, study says

A Chinese study of American gardeners found that their chances of a poor night's sleep were almost half that of non-gardeners.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/regular-gardening-could-help-you-sleep-study-says-8rqfrh72z

(behind a paywall)

[Carlos]

Hi

Amaryllis euryphylla has been finally formally transferred to Hippeastrum, so now we can use the name Hippeastrum euryphyllum.

The paper is called 'Hippeastrum euryphyllum (Amaryllidaceae), a microendemic species from
northeastern Argentina: new combination, description, taxonomic identity and
distribution'.

Hippeastrum euryphyllum (Ravena) W.A. Medina & Roitman, comb. nov.

Basionym: Amaryllis euryphylla Ravena (2003: 11). Type:—ARGENTINA. Corrientes, Dpto. San Martín, Tres Cerros, Cerro Capará, 29 January 1976 (fl.), A. Krapovickas & C.L. Cristóbal 29005 (holotype: CTES [CTES0000200!]).

Behind a paywall as well, but I could make a couple of screenshots.

[David Pilling]

RHS warning after hungry caterpillars 'taking over South East' and decimating Guildford hedges


The Royal Horticultural Society has issued a warning after invasive, hungry caterpillars are reportedly taking over parts of Surrey and the South East.


https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/rhs-warning-after-hungry-caterpillars-29182894

[David Pilling]

How to watch the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show on TV and BBC iPlayer


The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is back on our screens from Sunday 19 May

The nation's favourite gardening social event of the year, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is returning to the BBC from Sunday 19 May.

This year's themes are: the greenest Chelsea ever, proving that great design and sustainability can go hand in hand, using water wisely, the joy of gardens and how to attract a younger, more diverse audience to gardening.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2024/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-how-to-watch

[OrchardB]

RHS warning after hungry caterpillars 'taking over South East' and decimating Guildford hedges


The Royal Horticultural Society has issued a warning after invasive, hungry caterpillars are reportedly taking over parts of Surrey and the South East. South Bucks.


https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/rhs-warning-after-hungry-caterpillars-29182894

I have noticed bald patches (a few square feet) and cobwebs on a couple of field hedges locally. Not box I would have thought.?