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Diane Clement

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #165 on: February 25, 2009, 10:56:52 PM »
And some Cyclamen coum that have been gradually filling up this trough over a few years
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #166 on: February 26, 2009, 06:53:27 AM »
Sorry for being the reason that nice Forum members find themselves guilty!  :(
It was my aim to prevent that a wrong spelling accumulates. Honestly!

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #167 on: February 26, 2009, 07:59:10 AM »
Beautiful images, Diane ... you must be in the Tropics!   ;)
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #168 on: February 26, 2009, 05:54:03 PM »
One of my favorit annuals:
Veronica syriaca, a tiny plant that grows in enormous quantities to create Hugh carpets.
It grows in mountains with heavy soils in the upper Galilee and the Golan.
Tivon, in the lower Galilee, north Israel.
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #169 on: February 26, 2009, 06:01:08 PM »
Oron,

A beautiful splash of blue, wonderful.

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #170 on: February 26, 2009, 06:04:23 PM »
Diane which Eranthis is that in your photos?
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #171 on: February 26, 2009, 06:09:32 PM »
Just lovely Diane!

Here is another blue annual plant from Israel:Lupinus pilosus.
Rehovot, Israel

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #172 on: February 26, 2009, 07:21:28 PM »
Beautiful blue! :D Nothing depressing about those!
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #173 on: February 26, 2009, 07:24:51 PM »
Diane, winter looks very nice at your house. Lovely patches of lovely plants.

Gerd, I promise you, while my spelling was wrong, I'm very happy that you drew attention to it - and in such a nice way too. I've found before that once a name is spelt wrongly, if not corrected right away, the wrong way is perpetuated, used time and time again.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #174 on: February 26, 2009, 08:04:12 PM »
 :) :) :) You are welcome, Lesley!
Otherwise I hope nobody will have a closer look at my mistakes in English grammar!

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #175 on: February 26, 2009, 08:25:51 PM »
Diane which Eranthis is that in your photos? 

Just the common E hyemalis.  A low down camera shot might have made it look bigger than it is.
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #176 on: February 26, 2009, 08:45:43 PM »
In line with what Lesley said, Miriam the blue of your Lupinus pilosus has a great zing to it.

Paddy
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #177 on: February 27, 2009, 05:41:07 PM »
Gymnospermium altaicum in flower at the moment.
Chorley, Lancashire zone 8b

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Re: February 2009
« Reply #178 on: February 28, 2009, 09:58:58 PM »
Nothing to match the beauty of those veronicas, but these have opened in the last two days for me:

Everyone in the SRGC Belford Group were given a handful of bulbs to grow over the winter and bring in to the meeting for the plant table to mark the anniversary last year.  I got Iris 'Gordon' but sadly couldn't go to the meeting so I've taken its picture and will take that to the meeting in March  ;D
Chris Boulby
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Re: February 2009
« Reply #179 on: February 28, 2009, 10:35:06 PM »
When I bought my one and only witch hazel many years ago I didnt realise that Hammamelis mollis could become so big and have sometimes wondered if it earnt its space. Wish I could post the scent of it for the last week or so
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