Plants of the world on postage stamps

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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1260 on: April 23, 2021, 08:05:00 AM »
Citrus sinensis, Orange tree

The U.K. issued a series of ten stamps in 2012 named
BRITAINS OF DISTINCTION
This stamp features a design by Mary ‘May’ Morris 1862-19381
I lifted the following information from the Internet

“Mary ‘May’ Morris
Textile artist and designer celebrated for her embroidery;
daughter of the artist and thinker William Morris.
The image shows Orange Tree, designed and embroidered by May Morris”

The photo is from an orchard in Ancient Corinth

Oranges are mentioned in many issues of the journal,
I chose THE 2011 AGM-
THE VISIT TO MENORCA  by Sally Beale
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
number 67, January 2012 
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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Charithea

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1261 on: April 23, 2021, 10:16:16 AM »
Hilary as soon as I read your post regarding an article written about Salvias I went straight to the book case and got the book out and re read it. I am familiar with most of the Salvias mentioned and have tried to grow them from seeds or bought them from abroad with little success. My biggest failure being Salvia canariensis, Salvia aethiopis and Salvia argentea  all three plants expired the first summer here. From seeds S.  pomifera, ringers, glutinosa, fulgens and a few others struggled to germinate and if they did they died. Salvia sclarea is still fighting.  When I read the first paragraph on page 21 and I quote "throughout , I've directed my comments towards Winter hardiness rather than towards capacity to withstand sumerdrought and high temperatures because I assume that, given their places of origin, few if any of these plants will be discombobulated by two or three dry months of temperatures in the 90s or above."end of quote .Obviously since the article was written approx. 1995 by somebody not living in the Med there was room for error. I can not grow Salvia willeana that is native to Cyprus because it dislikes the 100+ F  degrees of our garden. It grows abundantly on the Troodos hills. However I do have great success with  Salvia microphylla ...
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I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1262 on: April 26, 2021, 08:32:19 AM »
International Flowers and Gardens Exhibition

One of five stamps issued by Australia in 2000

I recommend that you read GARDENS, PLANTS, NEW FRIENDS:
THE 2012 AGM IN AUSTRALIA
Bi Alisdair Aird

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number71, January 2013
See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website for photographs

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/71-agm.html
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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Charithea

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1263 on: April 27, 2021, 10:11:45 AM »
I am returning to Hilary's posting, 22 April  the MGS magazine.  Grace Kiernan wrote about 'The Hanbury Gardens' and since we visited the places in the AGM 2014 , I decided to re read it.  It reminded me of an unusual tree we saw there.  My Danish friend and I decided to taste the fruit after reading the name of the tree.  We liked it so we took the seeds with us.  The tree's name is Dovyalis caffra or Kei apple.  It accommodated itself in our garden and this spring put out its first flowers. The biggest drawback are the vicious thorns on the bark and branches. By the way in the background of the tree our purple plum tree can be seen.
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I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1264 on: April 28, 2021, 07:52:55 AM »
You grew this from seed? What patience you all have!
Congratulations

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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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John J

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1265 on: April 28, 2021, 08:24:45 AM »
As an addition to the above post, we are not really expecting to get fruit from the Kei apple tree as they are dioecious, needing both male and female trees to reproduce. As I doubt that there is another tree like it on the island, let alone anywhere near here, that is a non-starter. There is one faint hope and that is the fact that occasionally female trees have been known to reproduce parthenogenetically (virgin birth). Unfortunately we have no idea what gender our tree is!  ???
I believe that in their native southern Africa they are used as security hedges. With their 3 metre height and 3 cm long thorns I would certainly not like to attempt to get through one.
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: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1266 on: April 28, 2021, 08:29:15 AM »
Hilary, many of our trees were grown from seed, Melia, Jacaranda, Paulownia, Bauhinia,, Mango, Avocado are just some that come to mind. A lot of them after 20/25 years or more are fully mature.
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)

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1267 on: May 03, 2021, 08:16:36 AM »
Viola odorata

This stamp is in a series of three stamps issued by Algeria in1972 named ALGERIAN FLOWERS

Viola odorata is mentioned in
A ZAKYNTHOS GARDEN:
THE HARD WORKERS
By Christina Riganeli
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 17, Summer 1999

MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1268 on: May 04, 2021, 08:04:45 AM »
   
Chelidonium majus, Greater Celandine

Ukraine issued a series of four stamps in 2017 named MEDICINAL PLANTS

This plant is mentioned in
A MEDICINAL GARDEN ON MENORCA by Sally Beale
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 78, October 2014
MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1269 on: May 06, 2021, 06:14:49 AM »
Symphytum officinale, Common comfrey

Ukraine issued a series of four stamps in 2017 named MEDICINAL PLANTS

This plant is mentioned in
LANDSCAPING MY GARDEN
By Sue Goumas

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 17, Summer 1999

MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1270 on: May 07, 2021, 07:36:15 AM »
Punica granatum, Pomegranate

A stamp issued by Albania in 1969 in a six-stamp series named
TREES AND FLOWERS

The photo is from a Pomegranate Festival which we had the luck to see in Ermioni, Argolis, Greece in October 2013

More luck today when I came across an article I had not referred to before and a mention of Punica granatum
 IDLING AMONG THE THYME
by Julie- Amadea Pluriel
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 87, January 2017
MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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John J

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1271 on: May 07, 2021, 10:07:51 AM »
Hilary, our pomegranate bushes are just coming into flower.
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)

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1272 on: May 07, 2021, 12:47:58 PM »
Great
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1273 on: May 10, 2021, 09:03:09 AM »
Bouquet of Lilies and Freesias

A stamp issued by Lithuania in 2005 together with another one in a series named CONGRATULATIONS

I don’t have a photo of the above mentioned bouquet but I do have photos of Lilies and Freesias

As luck would have it both Freesias and Lilies are mentioned in
THE SEASONAL JOYS OF GROWING BULBS
By Gloria Leinbach
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 100, April 2020

This issue of the journal is available as a free download 

https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal100.pdf

There is a drawing by Freda Cox on page iv of a Freesia hybrid
And on page 18
A drawing of Lilium longiflorum by Christine Cresswell
MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #1274 on: May 11, 2021, 07:19:39 AM »
Centaurea cyanus, Cornflower

In 2018 Turkey issued a series of seven stamps named FLORA AND PLANTS

Centaurea cyanus is mentioned in a list of plants in
GREEK PLANTS IN A NOTTINGHAM GARDEN
By Dick Elliot
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 20, April 2000
MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care