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Hans J

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Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« on: June 12, 2011, 05:36:10 PM »
Today we decide to make a little trip to France ( Alsace) to visit a small habitat of iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris ....

First step was to cross the border from Germany to France ...the river Rhein !
We can use here a ferry boat - the french people call it : Bac
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2011, 05:41:41 PM »
1. the ferryboat
2.view to the Vosges Mts. ( France )
3. view the the Black Forrest ( Germany )
4. on the boat
5. "La France"
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2011, 05:45:05 PM »
I have visit this habitat two weeks earlier and a lot of Iris sibirica was in flower ...but I was without camera  :-\

Today I could find only two plants who flowers ...all other are ready and starting with fruits  :D
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2011, 05:50:35 PM »
by my first visit I could not find any Gladiolus ....but now they are flowering !!!

The plants are small ...between 30 - 50 cm
The ground looks wet and seems to very peaty ...

This is is a nature protectet area !!!
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2011, 05:54:49 PM »
it is a wonderful place - also with a lot of animals :
Last time I saw two deer ...and today we saw a "Rehkitz" ( a child of a deer )
There are always a lot of storks and some peewit

ALso we could see that there grows a lot of Colchicum autumnale .....

Enjoy
Hans
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2011, 08:28:21 PM »
Thanks for showing us this exquisite little Gladiolus Hans !!
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2011, 11:19:48 PM »
What a wonderful way to spend a day Hans. Thanks for sharing it with us. I do hope you found somewhere nice for a lovely lunch and something to drink. :D
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2011, 07:39:06 AM »
Thank you Lesley + Luc for your interest  ;D
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2011, 09:23:44 AM »
Hans

what an enjoyable trip,I really like the gladiolus.Good to see in the wild.
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2011, 10:05:47 AM »
Hans how lucky you are to just duck over the border for the day and be in another country. Hard to imagine from here.
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2011, 10:43:40 AM »
Thank you Pat and Tony !

The french border is from me around 10 km away ....the border to switzerland 100 km ....so we live really on a nice place  :D
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2011, 10:47:20 AM »
 >:( ...I have to report that we brought some nice souvenirs with us - please look here :

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zecken

our area is famous for this animals !!!
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2011, 10:56:34 AM »
Quote from: Hans J on June 13, 2011, 10:47:20 AM
>:( ...I have to report that we brought some nice souvenirs with us - please look here :

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zecken

our area is famous for this animals !!!

 Ohhhh dear..... souvenir chocolate is better!
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Hans J

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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2011, 11:17:13 AM »
I agree with you Maggi !

 ;) we have self this animals in our garden !
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Re: Iris sibirica + Gladiolus palustris in habitat
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2011, 11:45:37 PM »
Oh Yuck not something I would like to have.
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