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UK: Plant Heritage approves four new National Plant Collections

Leading cultivated plant conservation charity, Plant Heritage, has approved four new National Plant Collections®. There are two new Iris Collections bringing the total number to 20: one celebrating plants from a noted breeder, and the first ever Iris Collection to mark plants bred in a particular town. Also approved are the first ever Collections of Correa and Deschampsia.

Bryan Dodsworth was one of the leading hybridisers of Tall Bearded irises in the UK during the 20th century. Awarded 12 Dykes Medals (an annual award for outstanding iris), he has been described as the creator of the ‘quintessential modern British iris’. Bryan registered less than 50 cultivars in his search for perfection in form and colour over 40 years, despite producing close to 100,000 seedlings.

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