A Botanist in Wartime: The Dual Legacy of Lucien Plantefol

Lucien Plantefol

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 24, 1891 On this day, the botanical world received a most fortuitous gift in the birth of Lucien Plantefol, a French botanist whose meticulous observations would eventually reshape our understanding of plant…

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