Some alpines

[Maggi Young]

It's an amazing plant, for some reason it reminds me of Bud Flanagan

First thought.... Bless 'im, he's crazy....
second thought, on looking with Bud in mind.... Yes, it does rather.... I think it's the furry coat look, isn't it?!!!

[Lesley Cox]

Or perhaps an abominable snowman. Though FAR from abominable of course.

[Magnar]

Perezia recurvata

http://magnar.aspaker.no/Perezia%20recurata%20108.jpg


http://magnar.aspaker.no/Perezia%20recurata%2008.jpg

Saussurea leontodotoides, flowering for the first time in my garden. May be not spectacular, but I find it very interesting.

http://magnar.aspaker.no/Saussurea%20leotodontoides%2008.jpg

Delphinium cuaucasicum, very compact form, 30cm

http://magnar.aspaker.no/Delphinium%20caucasicum%2008.jpg


Helichrysum sp,, can anybody please name it?


http://magnar.aspaker.no/Helichrysum%20sp%2008.jpg

[Lesley Cox]

Oh, that Perezia. You are such a good grower Magnar. I don't have this now but when I did, though it grew to a good mat, I never had more than 2 or 3 flowers at any one time. It must be that Norwegian thing again.

[Magnar]

Lesley, I'm sure you are just as good a grower as I am. But I think my North-Norwegian climate suits the Perezia very well. I have two plants and they are both full of flowers now.

[Lvandelft]

Magnar I would really like to see your beautiful pictures, but after trying several times I just get one and a half picture of the Perezia.
Maybe you should load them the same way like we all do.

[art600]

I cannot see any of Magnar's latest batch of plants.

[johnw]

It's an amazing plant, for some reason it reminds me of Bud Flanagan

And the Calceolaria bears an uncanny resemblance to our former Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

Many years ago, '63 or '64 maybe, Roy Elliott send me a delightful Christmas card, a black and white photo of 3 flowers of Calc. darwinii, with a scratched 4 point star above them and the words, cut from a page somewhere, " and behold there came from the east, 3 wise men." The flowers looked exactly like 3 nomadic arabs in traditional clothing. I still have it somewhere. Must look for it.

[Lvandelft]

Now it takes some time but at least I can see them.

Helichrysum sp,, can anybody please name it?

It looks like Helichrysum thianschanicum, which I grew long ago.
There seem to exist nice compact forms now of this plant.

[Magnar]

Magnar I would really like to see your beautiful pictures, but after trying several times I just get one and a half picture of the Perezia.
Maybe you should load them the same way like we all do.

I am sorry, there is again problems with the connection to the server where my web site is. I hope they will do something about it very soon.

When you say I should load them the way you all do Im not sure what you mean. I use the Insert Image Icon and then I add the link to my web site. If there is a better way, please let me know.

[Joakim B]

Magnar what we do is uploading the pictures on this site and hence the pictures are here already. One need to make the pictures to a size of around 640 pixels wide at maximum 300kb. When the pictures are done in a rezizing program. (often the photoprogram can be used) You upload them under "additional options" "attach" and then "choose file". To have more pictures use "more attachments". Maximum of 10 pictures this way. Then all the pictures come in the end. To put them in the text like You and Lesley do check instructions.

Generally there is NOT a problem using Your way and there is no need for storing in the SRGC computers.
I were 15 minutes after Art and the pictures were slow 60 seconds but where there.
Kind regards
Joakim

[Magnar]

Magnar what we do is uploading the pictures on this site and hence the pictures are here already. One need to make the pictures to a size of around 640 pixels wide at maximum 300kb. When the pictures are done in a rezizing program. (often the photoprogram can be used) You upload them under "additional options" "attach" and then "choose file". To have more pictures use "more attachments". Maximum of 10 pictures this way. Then all the pictures come in the end. To put them in the text like You and Lesley do check instructions.

Generally there is NOT a problem using Your way and there is no need for storing in the SRGC computers.
I were 15 minutes after Art and the pictures were slow 60 seconds but where there.
Kind regards
Joakim

Takk, Joakim.. I never noticed "Additional options". Will give it a try later today. Going out now to watch the Solar eclipse.

[art600]

By coincidence I was at a talk by Martin Sheader last night on his travels amongst Argentinian volcanoes.  He showed Perezia recurvata, but nowhere as good as the wonderful flowering mat shown by Magnar. 

Most South American plants seem difficult to grow - is this difficult Magnar?  Does it set seed for you?

[Joakim B]

Var så god Magnar.
The "standard way! involves a bit of extra work if one have the pictures elsewhere on website already but not that much extra if one does not have the pictures elsewhere.
Magnar Your picture and what is in them might make us a bit restless to see them. They are so good that the wait is hard.
But we have the saying (in Sweden at least) "the one waiting for something good never waits too long." I am not sure if not the "never" should be changed to"always"?
Nice to see plants growing well
Kind regards
Joakim