News about Carl Linnaeus
Camellias take centre stage: These heroic shrubs thrive in dappled shade - and this is their finest hour
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March 10, 2024
According to UK garden specialist Ciar Byrne, the camellia is one of the year's most popular shrubs with its eye-catching pink, white, and crimson blooms.
Flowers can help with the winter blues too: Here's the first bulbs which bloom in the cold and always lift the spirits
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February 11, 2024
The Romans brought the saffron crocus to Britain, but we had to wait a while longer for the ornamental winter-flowering bulbs. These guys are thriving in the wild, from the Balkans and Turkey to the Mediterranean. Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, was not confirmed as a genus until 1753. Crocuses are dwarf perennials growing from corms, with diminutive goblet-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, and purple. They are easy to naturalize in lawns, or grow in cans or rockeries, preferring a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant had one of the show's 'biggest-ever' losses
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August 31, 2022
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Fans will be treated to one of the show's most expensive final answers, as one contestant loses £124,000 in the forthcoming series. Jeremy Clarkson, 62, reported the tragic loss during ITV's Entertainment Launch on Tuesday, admitting that it was one of the show's largest in the show's 24-year history. He told MailOnline and other media that he believed we've had our biggest ever drop.' Somebody went to £125,000 without a safety net and - can I say this? They f***ed it up.