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Buttercup find completes Falklands set at Kew
After several failed attempts, botanist Richard Lewis has managed to collect seeds of the only endemic Falklands plant missing from an important collection at Kew. ‘I was thrilled to find large stands...
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The Saint who risked all to rescue a plant
The day Charlie Benjamin climbed up a cliff with a flower in his teeth may become part of St Helena folklore. That perilous act brought back the island’s ebony plant from apparent extinction. There...
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Bride Wendy has her flower on her cake – and eats it
The St Helena ebony, rescued from extinction by Charlie Benjamin, has found a place in UK national ceremonial – and on his daughter’s wedding cake. Simon Pipe of St Helena Online was honoured to give a...
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35 years on, ebony hero Charlie gets his name on the map
A strong wind blew over the party that had gathered above St Helena’s wildest cliffs to honour Charlie Benjamin as an island hero. And nearly 5,000 miles away in London, a heavy drizzle blattered...
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