Our Aims

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'The best way to save plants is to cultivate and propagate them, then share them with others.'

Roy Lancaster - Renowned plantsman and keen supporter of Plant Heritage

Plant Heritage's aims

To conserve our horticultural heritage by keeping living examples of all garden-worthy plants in National Plant Collections® or with Plant Guardians®
To identify cultivars at the highest risk of extinction, with the ambition that these can be conserved. We do this through our Threatened Plants Programme
To document and record collections of rare plants. This is done by our National Collection holders and Plant Guardians and in our publications such as the Directory of National Collections, The Journal, and through our online plant records system Persephone
To increase the variety of garden plants available for gardens in the UK through supporting and undertaking group propagation activities and plant sales

To share rare plants with gardeners across the UK, though our annual Plant Exchange™
To ensure rare plants and collections are supported in perpetuity (for future generations)
To support Plant Guardians and National Collection holders in their conservation work
To educate the public in the importance of our work
To work in partnership with organisations that can support our objectives
To raise funds to support this work

Here is a brief history of Plant Heritage.

Magnolia 'Genie'

Hebe 'Blue Elegance'