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City of Liverpool Botanic GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | c/o Greenhill Nursery, Nursery Lane, Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L19 6PR Tel: 0151 427 6039 Fax: 0151 494 1756 email: web address: 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 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| strength: | |||
| 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 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| 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 | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | 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 of the material: | Signs, supervised garden walks | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm Sefton Palm House (Calderstone Park to 6pm) | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||