Aconitum 2008

[Rafa]

foliage of A. ajanense, coll. Berkutenko

[Maggi Young]

Oh, big leaves, Rafa! Bigger than I thought.

Rafa, I hope you have seen and enjoyed the triumph of that other famous "Rafa", Rafa Nadal, at the Tennis championships yesterday? With Alejandro Valverde in the maillot jaune of Le Tour, and after the football, it is a good time in Spanish sport, is it not!!

[Rafa]

We are powerfull!! hahaha thank you Maggy!

[olegKon]

Can anybody help identify this Aconitum. I received it as A. 'Gringea'. Is it?

[art600]

We are powerfull!! hahaha thank you Maggy!

But so are the Scots.  It will be interesting to see who best survives the pollution in Beijing.

[Magnar]

Aconitum anthora is flowering in my garden right now. It's one of my favourites. I am om holiday, staying with my children and their families here in the south west now for 4 weeks. Being away from my home and garden I take the liberty to show a pic from last year:

[art600]

We are powerfull!! hahaha thank you Maggy!

But so are the Scots.  It will be interesting to see who best survives the pollution in Beijing.

And now we know.  The World championships were special, but I think the Olympics have surpassed that occasion.  Sir Chris Hoy?

[Maggi Young]

Magnar.... happy holidays to you and your family! This pic of aconitum is deliciously clear, thank you.

Art: Well the whole GB Team is doing rather well, which is very nice to see.... I have to say ! Assorted Scots are well to the fore, even in the television presenters... what a nation we are for covert world domination 

[Paul T]

And don't forget, your cycling prowess is due to the Aussies that you stole to teach you how to do it properly!! 

[ranunculus]

And don't forget, your cycling prowess is due to the Aussies that you stole to teach you how to do it properly!! 

On your bike!!!!   

[art600]

Art: Well the whole GB Team is doing rather well, which is very nice to see.... I have to say ! Assorted Scots are well to the fore, even in the television presenters... what a nation we are for covert world domination 

Well at least they have the interests of the country at heart - more than can be said for the politicians 

[Lesley Cox]

And there I was thinking we'd managed to get through most of the Olympics without even mentioning them. No such luck.

Probably there's no appropriate place to mention the appalling plane crash in Spain,  but my heart goes out to Rafa and all those Spaniards or others who are affected by this tragedy.

[Maggi Young]

Lesley, I think we would all echo your good wishes to those affected by this ghastly accident to the aircraft in Spain. 

[Armin]

I call the first, A. lycoctonum neapolitanum  ??

And the second A. anthora (about 30-45cm tall, very ferny foliage)  ??

Kristl,
I like all this different forms of "helmets" in Aconitum ssp.. Wunderful.

[olegKon]

Just 2 Acomitums are in blossom now
Aconitum uchyamai
Aconitum albo-violaceum