Hiro Shimai, Curator
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New additions to Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Until July, we have received seeds and plants of about 760 species (including hybrids and cultivars) from botanical gardens, nurseries, and individuals. Many of the seeds came through the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) seed exchange program from other botanical gardens across Europe. Seed germination is not always successful, but we have obtained seedlings of…
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Pinguicula brendae: a new carnivorous plant species from Mexico
Ernesto and Agustina in Mexico, and I described a newbutterwort species, Pinguicula brendae (Lentibulariaceae),from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico. It was officially published on the 8 of February 2026 in the Nordic Journal of Botany. About 100 butterwort species are found on all continentsexcept Australia and Antarctica, and two of them aredistributed in the UK.…
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2025 Curator update
Glasgow Botanic Gardens Curator Dr Hiro Shimao gives an update on the collection from 2025 including sugar palms, trees, memorial trees and orchids. This year (from January 2025), we have received more than 1000 species (including cultivars and hybrids) of seeds and plants from many botanical gardens and individuals.
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Pollination and Fertilisation of Flowering Plants
In the previous article, the pollination of flowering plants (angiosperms) was explained. Pollination, however, is just the first step in producing seeds. Fertilisation Fertilisation must have been completed for seed production. When the pollen attaches to the stigma, the fertilisation process starts. Pollen tube from pollen grain As soon as a pollen grain attaches to…