Let me introduce myself ...

[derekb]

Lars welcome from another Disa grower, also Johny.

Derek 

[Lesley Cox]

I knew EXACTLY what you meant by "potty" Johnny, as soon as you mentioned the East Lancs group, knowing that the Booker is also a member there.

I have lots of Disa seed in at present (love the yellow, Lars) so now I'm worried as the last thing I want to do is encourage the local rabbits. If crunchy and palatable to bunnies, I wonder how they'd go in a salad? With avocado and walnut oil perhaps and a squeeze of lemon juice? (Sorry Derek )

[LarsB]

I've never tried to eat them myself

The Yellow is Disa uniflora Christmas Gold. I bought it sa a flask plant from SA and t took me a long time to get it turned around to our season, but when i did, the flower open on the 24th of June.

Kind regards

Lars

[Lvandelft]

Hi John and Cliff, it is not so that I did not understand what was meant by 'potty',
(though I had a short look in my dictionary), but I simply could not resist when reading Maggi's answer:

it was meant to be a joke

.

I must say that I really love the British humour and would love it, if I could use it
myself, but I'm afraid this is hardly possible when speaking daily another language.

Do you not have such a term in Dutch? I cannot believe a nation with such a finely tuned sense of humour cannot be described as 'potty' in one of its definitions

 John, it is right that the Dutch too have, as you said, such a finely tuned sense of humour,
but when translating into English it would mostly sound rather 'rude'.

I never heard of the man before, but Maggi showed somewhere else this week this
great poem of Gerald Nolst Trenite, which proves that Dutchmen might have some humour.

By the way Luit ... Johnny D. was actually modelled on one the characters in the series, but I am not at liberty to say which one!

Cliff, I googled a bit this evening about The Goons and I hope for John,
you did not mean Mr. Flowerdew   

[JohnnyD]

Clare agrees with you Luit!
J.

[Lvandelft]

Pffff....


Good to know that Clare has this finely tuned sense of humour too John. 

[Michal Hoppel]

I'm Michal Hoppel and I live in Western Poland, in Poznań - mid-size town.
 

Climate here is rather continental with a couple of days with 35C in summer and many more >30C. Winters may be quite heavy, even -20C but usually no less than -10 to -15C. Some winter weeks are wet and >0C so many plants require rain protection . Elevation only 80 meters above the sea level.

My main interest are small alpine plants including Dionysia, Androsace, Primula, Draba, North American small alpines and many others. I grow them maily outside in alpine gardens build of diffrent rocks (calc./shist/granite/other silicaeous rock) and also in small alpine house (Dionysia ans Primula allioni and cv.).

Best wishes for all members and I hope we well hear each other in other threads.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Welcome to the Forum Michal !
We'll be looking forward to your pix !
Have fun !

[ranunculus]

Greetings Michal ... welcome to the best forum in the alpine world.

[ruweiss]

Hello Michal, nice to see you at the forum. Hope you had a good
trip home from Nedvedice.
Rudi

[snowdropman]

I'm Michal Hoppel and I live in Western Poland, in Poznań - mid-size town.

Witaj !

[Maggi Young]

Great to have you join us, Michal.
I have been looking at your website http://www.alpines.home.pl/pub/ramka.html and you have some lovely plants!!

[David Nicholson]

Welcome Michal

[JohnnyD]

Welcome Michal - what a variety of super pics on your website.
J.

[hadacekf]

Michal
Welcome to the Forum !
You have a wonderful website and many interesting plants.