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Hans J

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1155 on: August 12, 2010, 03:41:22 PM »
Sorry Zephirine ...no Helycrisum !

I'm really happy that still after 4 hours nobody knows what it is  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1156 on: August 12, 2010, 03:44:21 PM »
Quote
ooops - McMark 

I'm really surprised that you answer me ....

Will McMark have the answer - is there an onion link?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1157 on: August 12, 2010, 04:00:21 PM »
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ooops - McMark 

I'm really surprised that you answer me ....

Will McMark have the answer - is there an onion link?

Nope... I don't think so, no onion link that I can see.  But maybe Zephirine was on to something, maybe the pink "petals" are bracts, with the actual flower buds in the center.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1158 on: August 12, 2010, 04:07:32 PM »
May be double Delphinium flower  ::)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1159 on: August 12, 2010, 04:08:19 PM »



dahlia
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1160 on: August 12, 2010, 04:15:42 PM »
Got a new idea!!!
Nelumbo momo-botan! ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1161 on: August 12, 2010, 04:19:43 PM »
Is it a Heliconia?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1162 on: August 12, 2010, 04:21:41 PM »
In any case, nice flower  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1163 on: August 12, 2010, 04:21:54 PM »
sorry ..but all are wrong  :'(

no Dahlia
no Nelumbo
no Delphinium
no Heliconia

any other ideas ?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1164 on: August 12, 2010, 04:28:09 PM »
begonia ?...  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1165 on: August 12, 2010, 04:33:00 PM »
Double aquilegia? ::)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1166 on: August 12, 2010, 04:37:16 PM »
sorry for our french members ....no point for France  :'(
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1167 on: August 12, 2010, 05:14:03 PM »
Ah, Peony
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1168 on: August 12, 2010, 05:27:40 PM »
I'm thoroughly puzzled.... thought I'd re-post the photo here to this page ...
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Hans J

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1169 on: August 12, 2010, 05:41:31 PM »
Sorry Arnold - no peony  :'(
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