INTRODUCTION OF THE GENUS <i>PODOPYLLUM </i>L. TO THE POLAR-ALPINE BOTANICAL GARDEN
Text, text. n the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden (67o38’s N and 33o37 ’E) 41 samples of plants of the genus Podopyllum L. were tested. Currently, the collection contains 14 samples of 2 species isolated from the genus Podopyllum : Podophyllum peltatum L. and Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S. Ying, as well as a plant of cultural origin S. hexandrum cv. Leichtlinii. Sinopodophyllum hexandrum and S. hexandrum cv. Leichtlinii manage to complete the full cycle of seasonal development in the conditions of the Arctic. The rhythm of the seasonal development of species of the genus Podophyllum depends on weather conditions. The studied species of the genus Podopyllum are highly decorative throughout the growing season. All plants winter without shelter, unpretentious, do not require special cultivation techniques.