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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #30 on: April 03, 2012, 08:00:38 PM »
Philip.  :o    WOW!   ;D
That is just my kind of image.  

John  - I thought you might be in Philip's podo photos but I still can't find you.  ;)

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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2012, 10:05:40 PM »
John  - I thought you might be in Philip's podo photos but I still can't find you.  ;)

 ;D ;D
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #32 on: April 03, 2012, 11:00:08 PM »
Wim,

Lovely photos.  So nice to see Frit imperialis..... struggles for me but I will prevail eventually. ::)
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Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #33 on: April 04, 2012, 09:27:52 AM »
It is not like what you guys show up here in the mountains! The Pulsatilla vernalis has barely showed its buds. However it is at least a month early though.
« Last Edit: April 04, 2012, 09:30:14 AM by Hoy »
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #34 on: April 05, 2012, 12:27:41 PM »
Hoy, these hairy buds look like some little fox tails :)

Here is Asarum minamitaniana, 4 petaled flower. I got this plants as a free gift from a nursery last year ;D
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #35 on: April 05, 2012, 01:30:52 PM »
A very good gift  ;D Strange form with its four thin petals
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #36 on: April 05, 2012, 02:36:03 PM »
So it is supposed to have 4 petals, or is this just an aberration this year?  I love it!
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #37 on: April 08, 2012, 12:16:52 PM »
A few from the garden today, in between the rain, (at last !! )  ;D ;D

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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #38 on: April 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM »
Any names to go with them Ron?
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #39 on: April 08, 2012, 01:50:49 PM »
Sorry Paul, not really. Maybe others can help? Please,  ;D ;D

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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #40 on: April 08, 2012, 09:06:55 PM »
In spite of the cool temperatures our family went traditionally to the meadow garden and looked what the
Easter Bunny has hidden for them under the shrubs. My most welcome gift was the find of a fasciated
Primula elatior flower among some 'normal' ones. The early geophytes are mostly out of flower, but many
other plants replace them, like Brunnera ,Anemone blanda, ranunculoides and nemerosa flower profusely.
Other plants in the rockgarden and the frames by the house show their pretty faces.


Pr.elatior 1
Pr.elatior
Viola somchetica
Brunnera macrophylla
Callianthemum kernerianum
Callianthemum farreri
A.nemerosa rötlich
Androsace tangulashanensis
« Last Edit: April 08, 2012, 10:33:50 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #41 on: April 08, 2012, 09:51:47 PM »
Lovely Rudi !
Here Trillium rivale in flower . Thanks to a forummember   :D
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #42 on: April 08, 2012, 10:31:34 PM »
Your blue iris is a gem Ron. :D

I have a very nice form of Anemone nemorosa called 'Winterwood Pink' from an Australian garden. Like the red form above it starts almost white but gradually darkens to this same rich, deep pink then stays that way for a couple of weeks before dying off. It's very good. Sort of hits me in the eye when I drive in through the gateway - in spring of course. :)
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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #43 on: April 08, 2012, 10:34:54 PM »
It had a name once Lesley  ::). Unfortunately ( pre forum days ) we popped plants we liked in the garden and didn't want labels everywhere. Wonder what it is?

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Re: April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #44 on: April 08, 2012, 10:36:46 PM »
Viola somcheticais lovely, Rudi.... is it from the Caucasus?
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