Guess what this is 40 - now at last solved!

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John

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Guess what this is 40 - now at last solved!
« on: January 20, 2013, 11:17:38 AM »
Here's another. Sorry not very sharp as it was not a still day when I took this.
« Last Edit: February 15, 2013, 06:50:04 PM by Alisdair »
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Miriam

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2013, 12:59:42 PM »
Hyacinthus orientalis?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 05:48:48 PM »
Sorry, No.
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Trevor Australis

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 02:46:45 AM »
Spanish bluebell?  Is it Scilla Hispanica now? tn
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Hilary

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 07:53:42 AM »
What about Freesia?
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Fermi

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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 09:06:33 AM »
Agapanthus?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 09:33:11 AM »
No, no and no.
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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2013, 10:21:26 AM »
Linum sp.?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 10:41:17 AM »
No
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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2013, 10:41:51 AM »
Tee hee!
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JTh

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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 10:48:35 AM »
Tee hee?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2013, 05:19:19 PM »
Ho I thought it was a comment in Norwegian!
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Hilary

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2013, 06:58:36 PM »
Can it be an English Bluebell?
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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

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2013, 08:40:31 PM »
No it isn't. Sorry!
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« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2013, 08:52:00 PM »
Plumbago? (Ha ha!)
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