Guess what this is 40 - now at last solved!

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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2013, 12:14:19 PM »
Triteleia grandiflora, as Alisdair suggests, or T. laxa?
Amateur gardener who has gardened in north London and now gardens part of the year on the Cycladic island of Paros. Conditions: coastal, windy, annual rainfall 350mm, temp 0-35 degrees C.

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John

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« Reply #31 on: February 15, 2013, 10:40:23 AM »
Hi, again no notifications! But no to all of the above!
John
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JTh

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« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2013, 10:50:27 AM »
I'm no longer getting  notifications either, John, or very sporadically (got three out of 21 I should have received).
Retired veterinary surgeon by training with a PhD in parasitology,  but worked as a virologist since 1992.
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2013, 10:56:01 AM »
Nice to know it's not just me!
John
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Melvyn

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« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2013, 03:06:08 PM »
Triteleia hyacinthina?

Alice

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« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2013, 04:03:46 PM »
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2013, 06:33:28 PM »
Well I thought you were never going to get it so well done Alice.
Yes Aphyllanthes monspeliensis.
John
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 40
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2013, 06:34:35 PM »
Also I did get a notification this time!
John
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JTh

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« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2013, 06:43:52 PM »
Hooray, thanks Alice.

And I got a notification as well, actually got several tody.
Retired veterinary surgeon by training with a PhD in parasitology,  but worked as a virologist since 1992.
Member of the MGS  since 2004. Gardening in Oslo and to a limited extent in Halkidiki, Greece.