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Miscellaneous => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: John J on December 01, 2015, 02:50:52 PM
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The following photos were taken today on the above mentioned stroll by the sea near Kourion, Cyprus.
The last one shows the site of someone's dumping of garden refuse sometime in the past, the not too recent past judging by the fact that the agave has had time to establish and flower. They, along with the opuntias, have claimed their own little niche amongst the native vegetation.
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Hi John,
What is the plant in the 4th pic? Looks like it could be useful for growing on the surface of a pot holding some drought tolerant climber or shrub. Something prostrate to cover the soil and hang over the edge of the pot but not distracting from the main event, so to speak.
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David, I believe it to be Echium angustifolium but I'm prepared to be corrected. It was growing in a very pebbly, stony seashore, as evidenced by the other photos.
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Thanks John. Looking it up on the internet, it doesn't seem half as prostrate as the specimen in your photo. Perhaps the harsh conditions of a pebbly beach influenced its habit. Am I going off the idea? Hhhhmmm? Thanks anyway :-)
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You could well be right, David, and the prevailing winds come straight off the sea in that area with no protection. As shown in some of the other pics the majority of the vegetation is low-growing and ground-hugging.