Did you know that snowdrops aren’t really native to the British Isles? In the latest Wild Flower (Half) Hour podcast, Isabel Hardman interviews Professor Mick Crawley about where snowdrops really come from and why they can cause an affliction called Galanthomania in some people. Also in this episode: the secret hunt to find a Tongue Orchid, and how on earth it turned up in a corner of Essex; and 6 year old Rebecca on wild flowers for butterflies.
Mick Crawley is one of the leading experts in snowdrops in this country, and has written an identification guide, which you can download for free here. You can follow Mike Waller’s orchid adventures on his Twitter feed, or by joining the Native Orchids of Britain and Ireland Facebook page. And Rebecca’s Butterfly Farm is a vlog that you can follow here.
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from #wildflowerhour http://www.wildflowerhour.co.uk/blog/2018/02/11/podcast-the-truth-about-snowdrops/
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