Sponsor the National Plant Collections - follow Iris

Follow Iris

Sarah Cook holds a National Plant Collection of Iris (Sir Cedric Morris introductions), planted in a garden in Suffolk.

Sarah was head gardener at Sissinghurst for 14 years. Since then she has sought out and reassembled an amazing collection of the exquisite bearded irises that were bred and painted by Sir Cedric Morris. She was awarded a Gold medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2015.

Sarah Cook is looking forward to keeping you up to date with developments in the collection.

Find out more about the National Plant Collection scheme

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An historic National Plant Collection of Iris bred by Sir Cedric Morris is held by Sarah Cook in Suffolk: Iris 'Benton Bluejohn' TB

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You will receive

Your sponsorship will give you a welcome pack, regular updates, and a deeper connection to the conservation of unique plant collections.

  • A personalised certificate.
  • An introductory newsletter about the collection.
  • Expert growing tips from the Collection Holder.
  • Three newsletters a year about this National Collection.
  • Our National Plant Collections Directory or Plant Heritage Journal.

Sponsorship

Your sponsorship will help us protect the diversity of our rich garden flora, so we can:

  • Work with new collection holders to save plant groups missing from the National Plant Collection scheme.
  • Work with gardeners to establish more dispersed National Plant Collections.
  • Train more volunteers to help collection holders across the country.
  • Create a comprehensive resource about the incredible plants in our National Collections.

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