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Address and contact details |
| c/o Greenhill Nursery, Nursery Lane, Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L19 6PR |
| Tel: 0151 427 6039 |
| Fax: 0151 494 1756 |
| Latitude: 53° 22' 57" N |
| Longitude: 2° 53' 30" W |
Background to the collection |
Year founded: | 1964 |
Ownership: | Liverpool City Council |
Garden code: | LIVC |
Umbrella organisation: | Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel |
| Bob Meath |
Contact person: | Mike Brown |
Total Staff: | 20 |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 0 m |
Soil type: | Sand |
Aspect: | Flat |
Total area: | 3.5 ha |
Area heated: | 0.3 ha |
Other sites of collection: | Calderstones Park (outdoor plants) Sefton Park Palm House (temperate glass)
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Weather records | Records kept |
Temperature | |
Average daily: | 10 °C |
Av. monthly max: | 13.1 °C |
Av. monthly min: | 6.7 °C |
Absolute maximum: | 34.7 °C |
Absolute minimum: | -13.9 °C |
Wind | |
Direction: | West |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 894 mm |
Month of maximum: | October |
Month of minimum: | February |
Plant collection |
Families: | 120 |
Genera: | 400 |
Species: | 2200 |
Taxa: | 2800 |
Accessions: | 3000 |
Plants: | 9000 |
Special families within the collections: |
| Bromeliaceae, Marantaceae, Agavaceae, Orchidaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Begoniaceae, Malvaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Aechmea, Calathea, Dracaena, Dendrobium, Paphiopedilum, Codiaeum, Begonia, Hibiscus |
Special collections: |
| Aechmea, NCCPG, 29 Species, 44 Taxa, 45 Accessions, 159 Plants. Calathea and relatives, NCCPG, 6 Genera, 38 Species, 64 Taxa, 64 Accessions, 200 Plants Codiaeum, NCCPG, 1 Species, 58 Taxa, 60 Accessions, 500 Plants. Dendrobium, NCCPG, 33 Species, 67 Taxa, 70 Accessions, ca.600 Plants. Dracaena, NCCPG, 11 Species, 41 Taxa, 44 Accessions, 420 Plants. Paphiopedilum NCCPG, 9 Species, 49 Taxa, 52 Accessions, ca.80 Plants |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1963 Computerised |
Record System: | BG-Recorder |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Index seminum |
Identifications: | Undertakes fee identifications for the general public |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and special courses |
Interpretation: | Signs, supervised garden walks |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Café |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Free |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm Sefton Palm House (Calderstone Park to 6pm) |
Location map |
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