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NOW SOLVED: Guess what this is 4

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John

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NOW SOLVED: Guess what this is 4
« on: July 30, 2011, 06:02:33 PM »
A clue with this one. It's definitely one for Heinie.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2011, 07:52:22 PM by Alisdair »
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John
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pamela

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2011, 07:32:43 PM »
Is it a stem of an arum? or dracunculus vulgaris ..or something!
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Alisdair

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2011, 07:58:19 PM »
Nice one, John, again!
Stem of Arisaema speciosum?
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Alisdair Aird
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2011, 09:47:59 PM »
Nope!
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Chantal

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2011, 02:46:18 PM »
a stem of Eucomis ?
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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2011, 09:38:41 AM »
Haemanthus coccineus
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Chantal

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2011, 01:54:12 PM »
Of course, Oron, you're right, I'm sure
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Chantal Guiraud
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2011, 10:41:34 PM »
Indeed it is. Perhaps Oron should be barred from guessing bulbs! Or they should be much more difficult!
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John
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Alisdair

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2011, 07:13:06 AM »
Nice picture, John: I guess we'll all want it now!
Strange to think that 400 years ago they called it a Narcissus....
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Alisdair Aird
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2011, 04:22:48 PM »
Even I can't remember that far back!
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John
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ezeiza

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Re: NOW SOLVED: Guess what this is 4
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2011, 08:02:19 PM »
Soon it will be another genus out of Scilla
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