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Dracaena draco, DRAGON’S BLOOD TREE

Looking for something else entirely I came across this article by D.E. Symon in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 21, July 2000

Since I have a stamp depicting this tree, I thought I would recycle the stamp and the blurb I wrote the last time I posted a scan of the stamp


Dracaena Draco, Canary islands’ dragon tree, DRAGO
Spain issued a 5-stamp series in 1973 depicting plants found on Madeira.
The article I am recommending for the first stamp in this series is in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 53, July 2008.
MADEIRA: THE FLOATING GARDEN
By Stella Harding and Megan Toms
You can see photographs here

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/53-madeira.html

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Bauhinia variegata

Chunghwa Post previously issued three sets of definitive stamps on flowers on March 12 and October 14, 2009 and January 20, 2010, respectively. Now it is following up with a fourth set, featuring Bauhinia variegata, Euphorbia milii, Brunfelsia hopeana, and Plumeria rubra. The designs follow:
 
1.        Bauhinia variegata. (NT$0.50)
This deciduous tree of the pea family (Fabaceae) is commonly known as the orchid tree, butterfly tree, or camel’s foot. Its leaves are either round or shaped like a wide heart with a cleft on both base and apex, so that they resemble the hoof of a goat. Its inflorescences, which are axillary, each have five pale pink petals, one with red purple veins. This sun-loving tree is a great ornamental and street tree.

The photo was taken in Madrid in 2028 when we visited a greenhouse

Bauhinia is mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN I chose to read
MID-SUMMER by Megan Bozkurt THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 66, October 2011

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Hyacinth, Jacinto
The self-adhesive stamp was issued by Spain in 2007

Pink Hyacinths are mentioned in
THE LOST WORLD OF THE VILLA  LOU SUEIL
By Kathryn Bradley-Hole 

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 42 , October 2005

See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN website for photographs relating to the article
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/42-lou-seuil.html

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Murraya paniculata

A stamp issued by Taiwan in 2009
Here is some information about this plant

The colors and shapes of Taiwan's flowering plants are varied. To introduce the beauty of Taiwan's flowers, Chunghwa Post is issuing a series of definitive stamps on flowers. The first set of four stamps features the following flowers: Lantana camara, Murraya paniculata, Tabebuia chrysantha and
Hibiscus sabdariffa. Details of these stamps are as follows:
 
2.Murraya paniculata (NT$5.00): Also known as orange jasmine or Chinese box, Murraya paniculata is an evergreen shrub of the Rutaceae family. Its small alternate leaves are ovate and glossy. White and campanulate, its corymbose flowers, each with five petals, are highly fragrant. Its wood is fine and hard and suitable for making seals. It is a widely planted ornamental.       

Murraya paniculata is mentioned in
THE 2014 AGM :2. THE MAIN PROGRAMME, MENTON, COTE D’AZUR
BY Edith Haeuser

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 79 January 2015

For photographs of some of the gardens mentioned in this article, see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN website

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/79-agm.html

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Hydrangea macrophylla, BUNGA TIGA BULAN

A stamp issued by Malaysia in 2010

This plant is mentioned in several issues of the Journal
I chose to read
MADEIRA : THE FLOATING GARDEN
By Stella Harding & Megan Toms
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 53, July 2008
For photographs of the Monte Palace Garden follow the link

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/53-madeira.html

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Calliandra emarginata

I quote

Having issued the first set of definitive stamps on flowers on March 12, 2009, Chunghwa Post is going to follow up with a second set, featuring Calliandra emarginata, Bombax ceiba, Delonix regia, and Spathodea campanulata. This set of stamps was organized by Dr. Heng-piao Chin, the former director-general of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, and Dr. Ting-Fang Hsieh, director of the Floriculture Research Center, Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan. The stamps were painted by Mr. Hung-tu Ko, and printed by
Central Engraving and Printing Plant in color deep-etch offset. The set of four stamps will be released on October 14, 2009. Details of these stamps are as follows:

1. Calliandra emarginata (NT$1.00): Calliandra emarginata, or powder puff, is a semi-deciduous shrub
of the Fabaceae family. Leaves are bipinnately compound, with oval lanceolate leaflets. The leaflets fold together at night and unfold during the day. The inflorescence is axillary and capitulum. The corolla is semicircular, with dense long filaments, resembling a powder puff. It is a very good ornamental specimen

A Calliandra tree identified as C. tweedii is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 94, October 2018 in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY EXCURSION TO LAZIO AND UMBRIA  2018: A PURELY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE by John Joynes

For photographs of some of these places, see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/lazio.html

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Rosa damascena, Damask Rose

A stamp issued by Pakistan in 2003 in a series named Medicinal Plants

Rosa damascena is mentioned in A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROSE VARIETIES by George Sfikas
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 30, October 2003

I am including three photos of red roses in this post but have no idea which variety of roses they are

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My abject apologies
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROSE VARIETIES  BY George Sfikas
Is on page 30 of TMG number 34 October 2003

Not

Rosa damascena is mentioned in A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROSE VARIETIES by George Sfikas
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 30, October 2003

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Delonix regia, a stamp issued by Taiwan in 2009

I quote
Having issued the first set of definitive stamps on flowers on March 12, 2009, Chunghwa Post is going to follow up with a second set, featuring Calliandra emarginata, Bombax ceiba, Delonix regia, and Spathodea campanulata. This set of stamps was organized by Dr. Heng-piao Chin, the former director-general of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, and Dr. Ting-Fang Hsieh, director of the Floriculture Research Center, Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan. The stamps were painted by Mr. Hung-tu Ko, and printed by
Central Engraving and Printing Plant in color deep-etch offset. The set of four stamps will be released on October 14, 2009. Details of these stamps are as follows:
3. Delonix regia (NT$10.00): Delonix regia—which is commonly known as royal poinciana, flamboyant, or flame of the forest—is a deciduous tree of the Leguminosae family. Most of them have buttress roots. The tree has an umbrella-shaped crown. Leaves are opposite and bipinnately compound. Each of its flowers, which are arranged in terminal racemes, has five petals, which are bright red with a touch of yellow, and its filaments are slender and red. Because the tree blooms in June, it is often used to symbolize graduation. The royal poinciana is a large tree and mainly used for firewood, or as an ornamental or street tree.

Delonix regia is mentioned in
PREJUDICES AND BEING A GARDENER by John Harwood

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 103, January 2021

For photographs see  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/103-prejudices.html

The old photo of the flower and leaves of the Delonix  regia was taken in predigital camera times while waiting to get into the area of the pyramids in Cairo

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Oxalis pudica synonym for Oxalis brasiliensis, Brazilian wood-sorrel

This stamp was issued in 1998 by Uruguay

Although this plant is not mentioned specifically in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN I couldn't resist sharing this stamp with you

Oxalis is mentioned in UNUSUAL BULBS FOR MEDITERRANEAN GARDENS
By Johannes Ulrich Urban
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 106, October 2021
For photographs see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN website

https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/106-bulbs.html

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Lantana camara
Taiwan issued this stamp in 2009 in a series of four

I quote

The colors and shapes of Taiwan's flowering plants are varied. To introduce the beauty of Taiwan's flowers, Chunghwa Post is issuing a series of definitive stamps on flowers. The first set of four stamps features the following flowers: Lantana camara, Murraya paniculata, Tabebuia chrysantha and Hibiscus sabdariffa. Details of these stamps are as follows:
 
1.Lantana camara (NT$3.50): Lantana camara is an evergreen shrub of the Verbenaceae family. Its leaves are opposite and ovate and both the leaves and stems have unpleasant acrid odors. The flowers are arranged in flat heads. The lantana is a popular ornamental plant because it flowers for a long and sustained period. Its fruit, leaves and stems are poisonous and therefore should not be eaten. 

Lantana  is mentioned in VISITING A TRUE GARDEN OF REST
 by Christoph Wieschus
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 100, April 2021

The 100th issue of the journal is available as a free download

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Lilium Bosniacum, Golden lily

A stamp issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995

Lilies are mentioned in many issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, but not this one

I thought you might like to read
FLOWERS IN GEORGIA by Katharine Fedden
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 72, April 2013

For photographs of some of the plants Katharine saw in Georgia, see THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/72-georgia.html

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Actinidia callosa

A stamp issued by Taiwan in 2012 in a series of four stamps named BERRIES. The stamps were designed by Hung-tu Ko

Although this particular plant is not mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, I thought you might be interested in this article
SOME CLIMBING PLANTS FOR THE MIDI, FRANCE
By Members of the Languedoc Branch
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 56, April 2009

Let me remind you that
Back issues are available from the Secretary at 8 Euros per copy including postage.

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Cercis siliquastrum, Sigra ta’ Guda, Judas Tree, Κουτσουπιά

One of six stamps issued by Malta in 2003

The Judas tree is mentioned in THE EVOLUTION OF A GARDENER by Fiona Smith
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number101, July 2020

As a bonus here are five photos of the Judas tree from Athens, Corinth and Madrid
 

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Ribes formosanum, Hayata

A stamp issued by Taiwan in 2013 and again designed by Hung-tu Ko

Ribes in general, but not this one, is mentioned in
MY OWN MINI-MEDITERRAEAN GARDEN by Judy Thomas
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 57, July 2009

See THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website for two photographs of this garden

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/57-minimed.html#1