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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2009, 04:35:21 PM »
So many interesting plants there in Chile, John. Thanks for showing!
BTW.

Never heard of Anemone hepaticifolia - what an interesting and showy species. I hope this will introduced some time.

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2009, 07:59:42 PM »
Luit - I don't know many of these South Americans.  Just passing along the names on the pix sent to me. I presume they go to the hotel at night and try to id the plants they have seen that day.

Maria has been complaining of the wretched hotels the fellows have booked her into (no water / no toilet tissue). She is now in charge of accommodations and is going for luxurious.
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2009, 08:01:50 PM »
Wonderful pics John, I am getting such a great education in these forums.
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Viola canobarbata, Oxalis enneaphylla, Perezia pilifera and and  :) :) :)


Helen  - The Oxalis is worth a try as it does well in NS given good drainage. Also a few selected forms whose names escape me.

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2009, 08:26:01 PM »
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Maria has been complaining of the wretched hotels the fellows have booked her into (no water / no toilet tissue). She is now in charge of accommodations and is going for luxurious.

Bless Maria, and I hope she gets luxurious .  But, erm,  does Chile do luxury?? ???
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2009, 08:38:43 PM »
So many interesting plants there in Chile, John. Thanks for showing!
BTW.

Never heard of Anemone hepaticifolia - what an interesting and showy species. I hope this will introduced some time.

Gerd

Gerd - From P just now. " Tell Gerd there was no seed on the Anemone, the seedlings look exactly like Hepaticas. Philip"

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2009, 08:47:46 PM »


Helen  - The Oxalis is worth a try as it does well in NS given good drainage. Also a few selected forms whose names escape me.

johnw

John, is it readily available locally, seeds?
Honestly, I can't get over all these beautiful little plants, the only oxalis I am familiar with is a weed in Australia which is almost impossible to get rid of.
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2009, 09:38:08 PM »
Gerd - From Philip just now. " Tell Gerd there was no seed on the Anemone, the seedlings look exactly like Hepaticas. Philip"
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 :'( :'( :'( - perhaps because this plant attracts attention now there will be another chance perhaps, until then Hepatica is not so bad for an alternative.

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2009, 10:41:13 PM »
I really like Chaetanthera villosa
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2009, 10:49:20 PM »
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Maria has been complaining of the wretched hotels the fellows have booked her into (no water / no toilet tissue). She is now in charge of accommodations and is going for luxurious.

Bless Maria, and I hope she gets luxurious .  But, erm,  does Chile do luxury?? ???

Well she said she was booking them into the Ritz. Not likely.

The last time P. was in the hinterlands of Chile they decided to have one good meal.  Before ordering the waiter arrived at the next table with a silver tray complete with a silver dome lid.  Under the lid were hotdogs and a jar of mustard.  I guess that's luxury. Where exactly I can't recall. 

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« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2009, 10:52:02 PM »
I really like Cheatanthera villosa

Beautiful.  Adapted to its environment almost like a cactus.
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2009, 02:31:36 AM »


Helen  - The Oxalis is worth a try as it does well in NS given good drainage. Also a few selected forms whose names escape me.

johnw

John, is it readily available locally, seeds?
Honestly, I can't get over all these beautiful little plants, the only oxalis I am familiar with is a weed in Australia which is almost impossible to get rid of.

Helen - There was an alpine nursery here selling it but I haven't seen it on their list in the last few years.  Sometimes it comes in from Holland to the garden centres. Thimble Farms should have it and maybe Pacific Rim.

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2009, 02:33:26 AM »
Sorry Luit, the Perezia was indeed sent to me twice.

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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2009, 02:57:41 AM »
John, they don't have it but Wrightman Alpines does.
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2009, 04:29:35 PM »
Hi, thanks for the new pictures, I am not sure that you have Chloraea alpina your picture shows a very striped flower whilst Chloraea alpina in just golden yellow??  cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Re: Chile -PMacD
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2009, 08:37:53 AM »
Hi again, I have been thinking about the picture ( Chloraea alpina well I am sure it is Gavellia sp. here is a picture of Chloraea alpina,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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