Charity plans to prevent local flower extinction

Image source, Grow Guernsey

Image caption, Without help, the dwarf pansy "could well become extinct", Grow Guernsey says
  • Author, Connor Belford
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, Guernsey

A Guernsey charity is seeking help from local gardeners to become "custodians" of a local flower to protect its survival.

Grow Guernsey said it was working with La Soci茅t茅 Guernesiase's botany section to help preserve the dwarf pansy (viola kitaibeliana), with 40 plants and botanical information, planting, and care guidelines, being prepared to be taken in by local homes.

First documented in 1871, dwarf pansies used to grow on Guernsey鈥檚 west coast and Lihou Island, but now Pleinmont Bay is the only place in the British Isles where the flower grows natively.

Helen Litchfield, co-secretary of La Soci茅t茅 Guernesiase Botany Section, explained: "I cannot stress enough the importance of this initiative without it the species could well become extinct."

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