UBC Botanical Garden Forums

  1. General Gardening

    1. HortForum

      For gardening and plant questions not covered by any other open forums below.
      Unsure where to ask your question? Ask it here!
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      Latest: foxglove Karen M, Jun 28, 2025
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    2. Indoor and Greenhouse Plants

      Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Tree by Coast Richard E Masson, Jul 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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    3. How's It Growing?

      A casual forum to keep in touch and share photos and stories of your gardens.
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      Latest: Out and About Georgia Strait, Jul 4, 2025
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  2. Pacific Northwest of North America

    Discuss plants and gardening issues specific to BC, WA, and OR (and sometimes neighbouring places).

    1. Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

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      Latest: What's this marvelous plant? vicarious1, Jul 2, 2025
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    2. Pacific Northwest Native Plants

      Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) in Vancouver? Georgia Strait, Jun 29, 2025
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    3. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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      Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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      3. VCBF Neighbourhood Blogs

      4. VCBF Cultivar Locations

      5. Vancouver Cherry Blog

      Latest: Sunshine Coast/Gulf Islands wcutler, Jul 4, 2025
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    4. Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies

      A space for promotion of gardening- or plant-related workshops, events, and societies in the region.
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      Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies

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      Latest: Hardy Palm Society's Annual Plant Sale pmurphy, Apr 8, 2025
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    5. Pacific Northwest Plant Swaps and Meetups

      Plan plant swaps or arrange meetups! (registered members only)
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      Latest: New Westminster Horticultural Society Plant Sale Ross Arbo, Apr 25, 2025
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  3. Plants and Science

    1. Plants: Identification

      Plant identification questions not covered by specific areas.
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      Latest: Are these Medlar’s? Ron B, Jul 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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    2. Plants: Science and Cultivation

      Botany, horticulture, botanical gardens, practical training, higher education, and more.
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      Latest: Styrax japonica 'Pink Chimes' Anne Kivari, Mar 5, 2025
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    3. Plants: In the News

      Media stories about plants and closely-related topics.
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      Latest: Not mowing this May? Here's what the science says Michael F, May 26, 2025
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    4. Plants: Weblogs of Interest

      Recent entries in university extension weblogs, biodiversity weblogs and weblogs from botanical gardens other than UBC. An eclectic hodgepodge.
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      Latest: BHL is Round Tripping Persistent Identifiers with the Wikidata Query Service UBC BG RSS Feedreader, Feb 24, 2023
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    5. Plants: Conservation

      Discuss invasive plants, habitat loss, climate change, and other topics related to plant conservation.
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      Latest: Invasive Holly Chris Morris, Mar 23, 2025
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    6. Plants: Nomenclature and Taxonomy

      The names and classification of plants.
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      Latest: Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names Michael F, Jul 22, 2024
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  4. Biodiversity

    1. Gardening for Backyard Biodiversity in Canada

      This forum is maintained by UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research to promote backyard biodiversity and habitats in Canada as part of the Garden's partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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      Latest: Vancouverites stepping up to keep hummingbirds safe this winter Junglekeeper, Jan 18, 2024
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    2. Celebrate Biodiversity

      Share stories and photographs of wildlife, birds, natural areas and more.
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      Latest: Orcas might be trying to learn 'who we are' when they share prey with humans, study suggests Georgia Strait, Jul 4, 2025
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    3. Plants and Biodiversity Stumpers

      A forum for challenging others to answer a question with only a few clues.
      Only long-time contributors can start a new stumper, but any registered member can reply.
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      Latest: orange fruit scilover, Aug 17, 2020
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    4. Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds

      Identification, Appreciation, Propagation, Discussions and more!
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      Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds

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      1. Fungi Events

      Latest: 20251002 - Cumberland - Mushroom Festival - Oct 2-5 2025 Frog, Jun 30, 2025
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    5. Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)

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      Latest: ID moss Sulev, Apr 22, 2025
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    6. Botany Photo of the Day Submissions

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      Latest: Myrciaria cauliflora - Jaboticaba or Brazilian grape tree SENWiEco, Jan 28, 2024
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  5. Gardening for Food, Drink, and Spice

    1. Fruit and Nut Trees

      Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Chokecherry Gauls & Worms vitog, Jul 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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    2. Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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      Latest: Help diagnosing Blueberry shrub in container Sulev, Jun 16, 2025
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    3. Grapes and Grape Vines

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      Latest: Shine Muscat grapes Junglekeeper, Jan 3, 2025
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    4. Citrus

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      Latest: Scientists rediscover orange tree variety that may be tolerant to greening disease Georgia Strait, May 25, 2025
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    5. Herbs for the Kitchen

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      Latest: Storing herbs in bags? DavidB52, Sep 3, 2024
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  6. Plants by Groups

    1. Maples

      Acer - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Maples

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      1. Maple Photo Gallery

        1. Acer palmatum cultivars (photos)

      Latest: US trip Backcountry Dan, Jul 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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    2. Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)

      Conifers and relatives (cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetum) - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)

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      1. Araucariaceae

      2. Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers) Photo Gallery

      Latest: Monkey puzzle with male and female cones vickieg, Jun 3, 2025
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    3. Ornamental Cherries

      Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Ornamental Cherries

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      Latest: A world of cherry blossoms wcutler, May 13, 2025
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    4. Araceae

      Aroids - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Anyone growing Anthurium cutucuense? MJ's Garden, Jun 2, 2025
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    5. Magnoliaceae

      Magnolias and relatives - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: magnolia stellata: smaller or slower-growing varieties? MomijiCanuck, Jun 20, 2025
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    6. Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)

      Rhododendrons, heaths, arbutus, and other members of the heath family.
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      Latest: rhododendron pruning Georgia Strait, Jul 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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    7. Cornus (dogwoods)

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      Latest: Cornus x Celestial Dogwood Tree mophead, Apr 30, 2025
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    8. Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)

      Beeches, oaks, stone oaks, chestnuts and other members of the beech family.
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      Latest: Oaks grow hope in Ukraine. Michael F, Jul 3, 2025
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    9. Orchidaceae (orchids)

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      Latest: Vanilla valuable to farmers and forest. togata57, Jan 15, 2025
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    10. Outdoor Tropicals

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      Latest: Foxtail Tree Looks Like It's Dying, Need Advice... toicy4ya, Feb 17, 2025
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    11. Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees

      Includes ponytail palms, Madagascar palms and desert roses (NB: these aren't true palms or roses!)
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      Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees

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      1. Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees Photo Gallery

      Latest: What should I do about the shoot coming out of the stem of the very large Pony Tail? Michael F, Jan 24, 2024
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    12. Cacti and Succulents

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      Latest: HELP: Lace aloe white patchy problem choufleur, Mar 27, 2025
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  7. Gardens by Type

    1. Japanese Gardens

      Design and appreciation of Japanese gardens. Also, outdoor Japanese gardening techniques.
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      Latest: Rocks for Bonsai AmphioxusCoreData, Jul 15, 2023
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    2. Small Space Gardening

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      Latest: helleborus AliciaT, May 31, 2025
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  8. UBC Botanical Garden

    1. Talk about UBC Botanical Garden

      Share your photos! Talk about your visit!
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      Latest: July 2025 in the Garden - a "torrent of flowers", "a riotous concentration of blooms" Nadia White Rock, Jul 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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    2. Photographs

      Pics of UBC BG plants, events and people. You can post your photos of UBC BG in the "Talk about UBC Botanical Garden" forum.
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      Latest: Berberis × hortensis 'Charity' Douglas Justice, Jan 15, 2022
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    3. Davidsonia

      Discuss articles from the Davidsonia - A Journal of Botanical Garden Science.
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      Latest: Taxonomy in Conservation Biology: The Enigmatic Vancouver Island Beggarticks Daniel Mosquin, Jul 31, 2023
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  9. About the Forums

    1. Forum Announcements and Feedback

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      Latest: Article: An Ode to the Old-School Internet Forum Junglekeeper, Mar 14, 2025
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    2. How to Use the Forums

      Links to forum help, tips and guides.
      Post comments and questions about help topics.
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    3. The Test Bed

      Experiment with posting and the forum tools.
      Do note that other forum members cannot reply to your posts in The Test Bed.
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      Latest: what's the submit button say? wcutler, Mar 16, 2025
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  10. Archives (no new threads, no replies)

    Archives of old forums.
    Only available to be read by registered forum members.

    1. Archived Events

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      Latest: 20250417 - Bend - Mushroom Talk - April 17 2025 Frog, Apr 15, 2025
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    2. Garden Pest Management and Identification

      UBC Botanical Garden advocates the use of Integrated Pest Management.
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      Latest: Rat bait Mortoni57, Aug 22, 2015
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    3. Woody Plants

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      Latest: Are Scarlet Curls Willows Invasive ... Or Not? Georgia Strait, Aug 29, 2015
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    4. Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs

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      Latest: Scarlet lily beetle and Coffee grinds/mulch Gardenlade, May 19, 2015
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    5. Poaceae

      Grasses, including bamboos.
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      Latest: Moso Bamboo Ron B, Jul 24, 2014
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    6. Rosa (roses)

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      Latest: Rose with red bark and small leaves Andre, Nov 11, 2013
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    7. Garden Design and Plant Suggestions

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      Garden Design and Plant Suggestions

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      1. Gardening for Water Conservation

      Latest: Pushing the limits of cold gardening!!! Geert, Jun 9, 2021
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    8. Plant Propagation

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      Latest: Fire And Ice Heliconia seeds dlanclos, Sep 13, 2015
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    9. Soils, Fertilizers and Composting

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      Latest: Seaweed in the garden? Margaret, Apr 14, 2014
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    10. Organic Gardening

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      Latest: Toxic? Wood Chips in and around garden Q Ron B, Jan 7, 2014
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    11. Vines and Climbers

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      Latest: Best way to kill Wisteria ostmark, Aug 29, 2015
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    12. Hibiscus

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      Latest: Winter Care for Hibiscus Plants heidiellen, Nov 22, 2014
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    13. Groundcovers

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      Latest: Ellisiophyllum pinnatum jantie, Jun 5, 2013
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    14. Photography and Art

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      Photography and Art

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      1. Flower Mandalas Project

      Latest: Coprosma brunnea Bruno FRANCOMME, Dec 29, 2021
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    15. Conversations Forum

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      Latest: A little bit lighthearted... leaf kotasek, Feb 4, 2010
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