Plant Guardians

Bergenia ciliata ‘Patricia Furness’


Description:
Named by Alan Furness of Hexham for his wife, this cultivar originated in the garden of Randle Blair Cooke (1880-1973), Kilbryde, Corbridge. Mr Cooke gardened at Kilbryde for some 50+ years, and maintained a notable collection of Rhododendron with some 130 specimens. Many of his plants are said to have been relocated to Moorbank Botanic Garden in Newcastle which subsequently closed in 2013.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

Image by Ann Cann. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

Our partners

Logo Chartered Institute Of Horticulture
Logo Irish Garden Plant Society
Logo National Trust
Logo National Trust For Scotland
Logo RHS
Logo Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Logo Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL PLANT COLLECTIONS®

eg: plant genus, common name, county, collection holder name.