‘A national living library’: UK charity’s plea to save rare plants from extinction

Echinacea plants are known for attracting bees, birds and other pollinators. Photograph: Krystyna Szulecka/Alamy

People in the UK are being urged to keep rare plants in their living rooms or gardens to help create a “national collection” that can save pollinator-friendly plants from becoming extinct.

Plant Heritage, a charity that works to keep rare garden flowers growing even when they are out of fashion, has started a campaign to protect pollinator-friendly plants and is asking for volunteers to set up a collection.