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What is it 80? Now solved!

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John J

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What is it 80? Now solved!
« on: February 12, 2016, 06:08:27 AM »
We haven't had one of these for a while. Probably not difficult but here goes.
« Last Edit: February 14, 2016, 10:30:05 AM by Alisdair »
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2016, 03:24:25 PM »
Lupine?
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John J

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2016, 03:57:12 PM »
Sorry, Jorun, but no.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Umbrian

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2016, 07:02:48 AM »
An Iris of some kind?
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John J

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2016, 07:26:24 AM »
Good heavens, no! ;)
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Joanna Savage

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2016, 09:06:40 AM »
Sweet Pea
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Hilary

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2016, 01:03:26 PM »
Salvia patens Blue Angel
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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John J

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2016, 01:31:12 PM »
Oh dear! proving more difficult than I thought. Way off the mark, I'm afraid, ladies, although if I wanted to be really nasty and cryptic I could make a very tenuous connection with the fact that angels have wings...... :-\
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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Alisdair

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2016, 01:38:14 PM »
but so do birds  ;)
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Hilary

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2016, 02:02:44 PM »
Tetragonolobus purpureus

Winged pea
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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John J

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2016, 04:06:22 PM »
Nice try, Hilary, but still way off. Stick with Alisdair's flight of fancy.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2016, 05:16:38 PM »
The colours could be of a bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae, but the shape?
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John J

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Re: What is it 80?
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2016, 06:26:23 AM »
Well spotted, Jorun. As for the shape, it's merely an ultra close-up.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is it 80? Now solved!
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2016, 10:35:52 AM »
Thanks to a lot of hints from you, John.
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John J

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Re: What is it 80? Now solved!
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2016, 11:15:12 AM »
Not to mention Alisdair's comment about birds, wink, wink!
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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