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Lvandelft

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1185 on: August 12, 2010, 06:56:06 PM »
Maybe Calystegia? (never seen it myself, but in a catalogue)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1186 on: August 12, 2010, 07:04:36 PM »
Luit ....sorry but I dont know what is Calystegia ...sorry ....

I had really a lot of hope for you ....you are a most expieried plantsman ...and you see always a lot in Lisse flowershow ....
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1187 on: August 12, 2010, 08:11:42 PM »
Wax... Hoya??
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1188 on: August 12, 2010, 08:34:36 PM »
I remember a posting showing a wax flower that we all thought was real but can't remember if it was from Italy  ::)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1189 on: August 12, 2010, 08:59:07 PM »
Wim ...sorry ...no Hoya
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1190 on: August 12, 2010, 09:01:27 PM »
Quote from: Ragged Robin on August 12, 2010, 08:34:36 PM
I remember a posting showing a wax flower that we all thought was real but can't remember if it was from Italy  ::)

Robin :

please read here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5769.msg159964#msg159964
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1191 on: August 12, 2010, 09:01:54 PM »
Is it a Wrightia?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1192 on: August 12, 2010, 09:05:07 PM »
Graham ...sorry ...( but what is Wrightia ? )

it is really interesting to read which genus all should this plant ....
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1193 on: August 12, 2010, 09:05:53 PM »
Quote from: Graham Catlow on August 12, 2010, 09:01:54 PM
Is it a Wrightia?
Graham
Dunno.... what IS a Wrightia!??

 HaHa... Hans posted the very same question at the same time!
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1194 on: August 12, 2010, 09:08:55 PM »
Maggi

I know only a cacti which is named Lobivia wrightiana ( from Peru )
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1195 on: August 12, 2010, 09:12:46 PM »
I don't know either,
I was just playing with the word right in google and came up with this link and thought I would give it a go.

See link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrightia
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1196 on: August 12, 2010, 10:12:17 PM »
Hmmm,

if it's something with the Italian word for wax in it, it should be something with "cera"  ???
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1197 on: August 12, 2010, 10:27:38 PM »
Quote from: Hans J on August 12, 2010, 07:04:36 PM
Luit ....sorry but I dont know what is Calystegia ...sorry ....

I had really a lot of hope for you ....you are a most expieried plantsman ...and you see always a lot in Lisse flowershow ....
Hans, when I might see it at the show, then a Begonia, but these are seldom shown.
Cannot think of anything else, except Curcuma maybe.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1198 on: August 12, 2010, 10:37:18 PM »
Hepatica nobilis?

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #1199 on: August 12, 2010, 11:03:34 PM »
Hepatica Tamamushi
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