Bright yellow inflorescence stems, sometimes reaching 2m in height, make it one of the most magnificent perennials of our endangered flora. Associated with wet and humid areas, it gets its name from the tongue-like shape of its leaf blade. Siberian Tongue, which is considered a relic of the last glaciation, is known in Poland from only 6 sites. Almost all of them record a gradual and significant decline in its population over the past several years. The critical situation occurred in Suchy Młyn, where only a few plants were growing at the beginning of the current decade. Together with Nature and Man Foundation We have taken up the challenge of saving this population. Our Garden undertook to prepare Siberian Tongue cuttings, and FPiC undertook to prepare the habitat at the Dry Mill site as part of the "Active Protection of the Polish Population of Siberian Tongue" project. Last week we completed the final stage of plant displacement, delivering some 700 plants to natural sites. This is at least twice as many as all Polish populations combined!!! For the past 2 years, these plants have been growing first with us in the greenhouse, and then in a specially prepared place at the back of our Garden. When the time came for them to enrich the natural resources in the wild, after sunset we packed them into a specially prepared structure in a car trailer to set off for the Upper Pilica Valley at sunrise the next day. We're keeping our fingers crossed that they will bloom, produce seeds and last as long as possible in the wild
Dr Anna Rucińska

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