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IanR

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Can anyone tell me what this is?
« on: March 22, 2019, 03:37:58 PM »
An attractive little fellow who seeded itself. Can anyone identify it for me?

ashley

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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2019, 03:50:03 PM »
Hi Ian.  Could it be an Androsace, maybe adfinis or something similar?
Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland

ruweiss

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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2019, 09:33:37 PM »
Maybe Androsace carnea?
Rudi Weiss,Waiblingen,southern Germany,
climate zone 8a,elevation 250 m

IanR

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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2019, 08:05:09 AM »
Thanks to both of you. What a wonderful friendly site this is!

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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2019, 12:36:17 PM »
As  someone once  said - a volunteer is worth ten pressed men - that's  just one reason why I so love  seedlings that  volunteer themselves in our  garden! 8)
 (I admit I  mean the  likes of that cute  Androsace - I'm not so thrilled with hairy bittercress!)   :P
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!

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