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South Staffordshire College, Rodbaston CampusLast updated: March 2009 |  | ||
| Address: | Rodbaston, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5PH Tel: 01785 712209 Fax: 01785 715701 email: rodenquiries at rodbaston.ac.uk Web address: www.rodbaston.ac.uk Latitude: 52° 42'00''N Longitude: 02° 06'00''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | South Staffordshire College | ||
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| PERSONNEL | |||
| Chief Executive: | G. Morley | ||
| Head of Faculty: | Marcus Clinton | ||
| Head Gardener: | Yoke van der Meer | ||
| Contact person: | Yoke van der Meer | ||
| Total Staff: | 120 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 4 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | |||
| Collections: | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 6 m | ||
| Soil type: | Sandy clay loam | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 10 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 750 m² | ||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| Wind | |||
| Direction: | Southwest | ||
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| Average annual: | 600 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families: | 2 | ||
| Genera: | |||
| Species: | 150 | ||
| Taxa: | 250 | ||
| Accessions: | 300 | ||
| Plants: | |||
| Notable plants within the collection: | |||
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |||
| New World (SW N.America-S.America) | |||
| Special families within the collections: | |||
| Special genera within the collections: | |||
| Luzula, Salvia | |||
| Special collections: | Luzula, NCCPG Salvia | ||
| Phenological Garden: | |||
| Record Keeping: | Records kept manual & computer | ||
| Record System: | Access | ||
| Plant-collecting trips: | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium: | Yes, for Salvias | ||
| Library: | Yes | ||
| Research facilities: | Yes | ||
| Publications: | Yes | ||
| Identifications: | Yes | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Yes, College | ||
| Interpretation: | Self-guided Salvia tour | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | To be opened Sept 2005 | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free access, but not easy for wheelchairs (gravel paths) | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | College weekdays Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION: | |||
| The (New World) Salvias are an excellent collection for a College: the tender and hardy varieities are an always inspiring/educational resource for students and Visitors. With commercial pressures of the present climate it is always good to have an exotic plant such as the winter flowering Salvias. | |||