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Plant of the Day

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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Medicago arborea
« Reply #240 on: February 08, 2016, 02:38:56 PM »
Beginning to awaken from its summer dormancy.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Phlomis lunariifolia
« Reply #241 on: February 09, 2016, 06:01:38 AM »
The phlomis are preparing to add their shade of yellow to the spring display.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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Alisdair

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Re: Phlomis lunariifolia
« Reply #242 on: February 09, 2016, 08:43:45 AM »
That's a very attractive Phlomis, John, which I've never heard of before. Is it endemic to Cyprus? Common there?
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #243 on: February 09, 2016, 10:58:57 AM »
According to the information that I have, Alisdair, it's indigenous to Cyprus but can also be found in southern Turkey. Of the handful of phlomis that occur in Cyprus 2 are described as rare endemic and 2 as rare indigenous, so I guess this species is the commonest of the bunch from that aspect.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #244 on: February 09, 2016, 04:50:34 PM »
Following on from Umbrian's post regarding her Jasminum nudiflorum our yellow jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) is also bursting into life.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Senna artemesioides
« Reply #245 on: February 10, 2016, 05:56:49 AM »
One more plant adding not only its own touch of yellow to the garden but also its incomparable scent.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #246 on: February 10, 2016, 06:04:37 AM »
Continuing the yellow theme, should Sunflowers be out this early? This is one from a batch of seed packets that my wife picked up when we were in UK last July 'celebrating' my XXth birthday with my family. The packets said they were from the Eden Project if I recall correctly and were being sold in aid of charity.  ???
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Umbrian

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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #247 on: February 10, 2016, 07:37:05 AM »
Yes. John, my Jasminum Mesnyi is also coming into flower - very early. A very strange year.
The nudiflorum has of course been cheering us up for weeks. The other day I saw a hedge of it that looked stunning, unfortunately I was in my car and there was nowhere suitable to stop and take a 'photo.
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Crassula ovata
« Reply #248 on: February 11, 2016, 06:07:40 AM »
I seem to have been neglecting the succulents, many of which are also coming into their own at this time of year.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
« Reply #249 on: February 12, 2016, 05:57:12 AM »
Sticking with the succulents for today.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Araucaria heterophylla
« Reply #250 on: February 13, 2016, 05:49:31 AM »
Our Norfolk Island Pine silhouetted against the February sky.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Umbrian

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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #251 on: February 16, 2016, 09:04:14 AM »
Another early bloomer after our mild winter Coronilla glauca.
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Fermi

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Re: Plant of the Day - Nerine filifolia
« Reply #252 on: February 16, 2016, 12:14:05 PM »
The first nerine in our garden this year is Nerine filifolia now identified as N. masoniorum, actually in a pot as I only got it from a friend last year,
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Re: Plant of the Day
« Reply #253 on: February 17, 2016, 08:05:38 AM »
Particularly pleased to find this beauty - the first time this Hellebore has produced flowers for several years. It is in a spot that is very dry but I have been afraid to move it since I know to my cost that Hellebores resent disturbance. I lost a dark purple/maroon one when trying to re- locate it. The happy side of that though was that two or three years later I found a seedling in bloom nearby that was almost as dark.
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John J

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Re: Plant of the Day - Eremophila
« Reply #254 on: February 20, 2016, 09:11:37 AM »
Two for the price of one, Eremophila glabra and E. maculata 'Aurea'.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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