Plants of the world on postage stamps

Hilary · « **Reply #1590 on:** August 23, 2023, 05:07:12 AM »

Colchicum kesselringii

A stamp issued by Uzbekistan in 1993

Hilary · « **Reply #1591 on:** August 24, 2023, 04:38:24 AM »

Cephalanthera rubra, Red helleborine

A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987

Another stamp depicting this flower issued by Madagascar in 1993

This plant is mentioned in
PLANT HUNTING ON SAMOS:
BIRTHPLACE OF THE QUEEN
OF THE GODS
By Lucinda Willan
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 105 July 2021

For photographs, see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY
Website

https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/105-samos.html

Hilary · « **Reply #1592 on:** August 25, 2023, 05:11:03 AM »

A stamp issued by Hungary in 1972 to celebrate a Rose Show

Hilary · « **Reply #1593 on:** August 26, 2023, 05:27:12 AM »

Crocus alatavicus

A stamp issued by Uzbekistan in 1993

Hilary · « **Reply #1594 on:** August 27, 2023, 05:11:29 AM »

Ophrys apifera, Bee orchid

A stamp issued by Russia in 1991

This plant is mentioned in
CREATING AN ALGARVEAN NATIVE GARDEN
By Marilyn Medina Ribeiro
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Number 68 April 2012

See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website for photographs of this garden

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/68-hapimag.html

Hilary · « **Reply #1595 on:** August 28, 2023, 05:16:50 AM »

Rosa Invitation

A stamp issued by Hungary in 1982

Hilary · « **Reply #1596 on:** August 29, 2023, 05:32:15 AM »

Blueberry
A stamp issued by Russia in 1982 in a series named
Wild Berries

By searching the Internet, I discovered that the name of the plant, only given in Russian, on the stamp is Blueberry.

I am adding a stamp issued by Canada in 1992 depicting a similar plant.

Blueberries are mentioned in
REFLECTIONS ON OUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GARDENS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC
Edited by Ann Semaan Beisch
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 101 July 2020

For photographs (of the gardens ) see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN website

https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/101-socal.html

Hilary · « **Reply #1597 on:** August 30, 2023, 04:43:34 AM »

Tulipa kaufmanniana

A stamp issued by Uzbekistan in 1993

This tulip is mentioned in
A VISIT TO OTTO FAUSER’S GARDEN
By Caroline Davies

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 80 April 2015

Hilary · « **Reply #1598 on:** August 31, 2023, 05:19:24 AM »

Rosa Diorama

A stamp issued by Hungary in 1982

Hilary · « **Reply #1599 on:** September 02, 2023, 05:16:51 AM »

Ovis canadensis, Bighorn sheep

A stamp issued by the USA in 2007

I quote
‘To create the image on the stamp, artist Nancy Stahl of New York, New York worked from photographs of bighorn sheep’

Hilary · « **Reply #1600 on:** September 03, 2023, 05:11:43 AM »

Protea cynaroides, King protea

A stamp issued by South Africa in 1971

And another stamp featuring King protea in 1977

The cover drawing of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 71, January 2013 is by Margaret Johnston
In the same journal there is an article
KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDEN
by Margaret Johnson

Hilary · « **Reply #1601 on:** September 09, 2023, 06:27:41 AM »

Virgo
A stamp issued by the Czech Republic in 2000

For those of you who are interested in the Zodiac those born between 23rd August and 22nd September are under the influence of Virgo.

An interesting article about when to sow and harvest plants following the Lunar calendar is in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 61 July 2010
MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING WITH THE LUNAR CALENDAR
By Andrew Sloan

Hilary · « **Reply #1602 on:** September 10, 2023, 06:56:54 AM »

Cupido comyntas, Eastern tailed-blue butterfly

A stamp issued by the USA in 2016

This butterfly is found in eastern North America

Hilary · « **Reply #1603 on:** September 16, 2023, 06:02:36 AM »

A stamp issued by the USSR in1953 depicting a lighthouse.

The title of the photo is either The Volga- Don Canal
Or A Lighthouse on the Volga.

Recently I noticed all the autumnal agricultural products on the right-hand side of the stamp. I don’t know what the top leaves are but they are followed by leaves of a grape vine, grapes, apples, pears and corn.

I happen to have photos of all except the unknown green leaves.