article in Telegraph

Thanks Sk very interesting and includes plants I would have previously considered to be common place .Someone wrote a blog quite a few months ago on a similar subject and think the collection being kept at Kew ?

Seem to recall they are in need of financial donations which I understand but would have thought the simplest way of raising funds would be a few pence on a packet of seeds . None of which are particularly cheap and think most purchasers would not object to Plant heritage support in this way .

Thanks for this blog, SK. :o)

My blog # 13 mentions stamps issued this year by The Royal Mail. Endangered plants issue is due out on Tuesday 19th May. 2009. I'll update the blog when I have more details.

Interesting that there is such a variety of reasons why some plants are in danger.
A fascinating blog.
SK ~ well done. :o)

Maybe plants go out of fashion because stronger and more disease-resistant types have been bread. But I do think the old ones should be preserved.
Designers are to blame aswell I think - like this HORRID minimal look everywhere has to have these days. - everywhere like empty boxes. :o( , and de-cluttering is another curse. !
Well I'll keep ALL my plants whatever the fashion designers say. It's my garden, not theirs. They can keep their daft ideas to themselves.
There should be a list of these endangered species for us to know what they are, - I mean specific types not just 'geraniums' but which ones. Maybe some of us have them in our gardens.

Thanks Sewingkilla. This is a good blog.

The NCCPG charity have been running for over 25 years with the same aim of keeping old varieties in existance. They do this with collection holders - people who grow just one genus of plants and collect as many species and varieties of it as possible. We have one of the County Organisers giving a talk about their work at our Garden Club in the autumn

Very interesting sewingkilla, I had no idea about the disappearing plants. xxx

Thanks SK...very interesting. I believe there is a movement afoot as we have the same kind of society here. They save and distribute the seeds of "heirloom" plants including vegetables and flowers. I think the Heirloom plants are disappearing due to hybridization. The older varieties are the ones that aren't used anymore.
It is food for thought indeed.