A pink camellia, purchased from Dobbies Garden Centre in 1995, has been named ‘Threatened Plant of the Year’ by horticultural conservation charity Plant Heritage.

The rare Camellia × williamsii ‘Yesterday’, is no longer grown commercially but it was entered into the competition after Peter Westbrook from Edinburgh read about the search for threatened plants in the  Plant Heritage Journal.

Peter says: “I’ve cared for this beautiful Camellia for over 30 years, but an article about their conservation prompted me to search for its label to try and find out a bit more about its origin. Luckily, I still had that label, and its history was unearthed from our shed. The fact it won this year’s competition is fantastic, and I’m thrilled.”