About the competition
Plants can be lost to pests and diseases, climate change, changes in plant trade or simply by falling out of fashion. Plant Heritage works to protect rare and endangered plants through National Collections, Plant Guardians and Plant Exchange, as well as the Threatened Plant Programme.
Each year gardeners are asked to nominate unusual, rare or special cultivars that are not currently available commercially and may be in danger of disappearing altogether. The finalists are judged and a winner announced at RHS Hampton Court.
This year, a People’s Choice vote will follow the announcment and run until Sunday July 7 so that the public can have their say.
To find out more, visit the
Plant Heritage website.
