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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on Today at 11:12:49 AM »
Althea rosea and Papilio memnon

A stamp issued by Laos in 1988 in a series named Butterflies and Flowers
for the International Stamp Exhibition ‘Finlandia 88’

And, as a bonus, a stamp depicting Althaea from Yugoslavia
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on May 06, 2024, 05:32:36 AM »
Phalaenopsis amabilis a stamp issued by North Korea in 1984
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on May 05, 2024, 05:08:51 AM »
Streptocarpus hybridus a stamp issued by North Korea in 1991
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on May 04, 2024, 06:15:28 AM »
Cymbidium babylon
A stamp issued by Benin in 1999
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on May 03, 2024, 05:55:06 AM »
Narcissus watieri
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
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Miscellaneous / Re: 1st of May flowers
« Last post by Hilary on May 02, 2024, 05:34:30 AM »
MAY WREATH 2024
With a base of crown daisies, some honeysuckle, blossom from a wild, unidentified, tree and poppies.
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on May 01, 2024, 05:39:36 AM »
Chrysanthemum carinatum
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
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Miscellaneous / Re: Coronavirus situation
« Last post by Hilary on April 30, 2024, 06:04:21 AM »
The   Gulf of Corinth end of the Corinth Canal
Crown daisies, Glebionis coronaria, in the foreground with a couple of shy Poppies, Papaver rhoeas.
Pine trees and Eucalyptus trees across the canal
Then the Gerania mountain with its Pine trees

Oh yes, and the reason for our going to the Poseidonia end of the canal on Sunday was to see the Belem, a sail training ship, pass by on its way to France carrying the Olympic Flame.
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Miscellaneous / Re: Coronavirus situation
« Last post by Hilary on April 29, 2024, 06:13:49 AM »
Lathyrus tingitanus, Tangier pea
The seeds of this plant were obtained from THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY Seed exchange
I sowed the seeds in the autumn last year and they are producing this pretty little flower at the end of April
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Miscellaneous / Re: Coronavirus situation
« Last post by Hilary on April 28, 2024, 06:39:32 AM »
Centranthus ruber, Red Valerian 
The first photo is of a plant seen by a friend of mine at Delphi recently.
At first, I identified it as Centranthus ruber but now I am not so sure.
I took the second photo in the wilds of Taygetus and the next two photos were taken at Zemeno, a village in Corinthia. where we went to collect the May, that is pick flowers to make a wreath, in 2018.
The last photo is of the resulting  May Wreath

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