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 #150 on: April 12, 2017, 06:05:58 AM »
Narcissus

This stamp was issued in 2010 by the USA to celebrate the LUNA NEW YEAR, the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger.

The photo is of a Narcissus tazetta growing happily in a friend’s garden, after we saved some bulbs from the bulldozer.

Narcissus- Daffodils are mentioned many times in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Today I am going to read, or should I say re read?
YELLOW: THE PRIMARY COLOUR OF WINTER
by Helene Pizzi in issue number 23, January 2001.

Looking forward to seeing the MGS Facebook page today, as everyday
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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 #151 on: April 13, 2017, 07:08:06 AM »
Pulsatilla grandis,  LEANKOKORCSIN, Greater Pasque Flower
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1950 in a series named HUNGARIAN FLORA

I was surprised to find I had a photo of Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pasque Flower, in my collection.
The photo was taken in 2009 in the Alnwick Garden.

https://alnwickgarden.com/

The cover drawing of THE  MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, issue number  72, April 2013 is of Pulsatilla vulgaris and drawn by Megan Bozkurt

MOVING HOUSE by Freda Cox in issue number 42 of TMG, October 2005 mentions Pulsatilla vulgaris among many other plants
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #152 on: April 14, 2017, 09:42:50 AM »
Syringa  vulgaris, Lilac
A stamp issued by the USA in 1993.

The nursery we visited last weekend, to replace a plant the cold snap  killed,  had several Lilac bushes for sale so, never one to miss an opportunity, I took a photo.

Lilac is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN issue number 17, Summer 1999.
LANDSCAPING MY GARDEN: PART II by Sue Goumas
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Charithea

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #153 on: April 14, 2017, 12:25:09 PM »
Hi Hilary here is a photo of my lilac taken this morning on my ipad.
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 #154 on: April 15, 2017, 09:44:34 AM »
Orthamnus zeyhei

The 2R stamp of the South Africa series
FLORA- PROTEA PLANTS  issued in 1977

I quote from
 http://pza.sanbi.org/orothamnus-zeyheri

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Orothamnus zeyheri Pappe ex Hook.f.
Family: Proteaceae
Common names: marsh rose, mountain rose (Eng.); vleiroos, bergroos (Afr.)
This is a slender, single stemmed, exquisite and rare fynbos shrub with exceptionally lovely, drooping rosy-red flowerheads borne in spring to summer.

Over the last few Saturdays I have mentioned  the many articles in various issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN where Protea are mentioned. All the articles are interesting and ,as you can imagine, most  were contributed by members from  South Africa.
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #155 on: April 17, 2017, 10:38:25 AM »
Fragaria vesca, Wild strawberries

The USA issued this stamp in a series named FRUITS in 1999.


The strawberries we are eating on a daily basis are by no means wild but delicious.
The photo was taken of some strawberries consumed last week and probably grown in the west Peloponnese

Strawberries are mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and I have chosen issue number 80, April 2015, for you to read today.
OLD WAYS  by Frances Shaw
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #156 on: April 18, 2017, 06:33:17 AM »
The strawberry photo
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #157 on: April 18, 2017, 06:39:17 AM »
Cyclamen persicum
This stamp was issued by Poland in a series named GARDEN FLOWERS
 In 1964

The photo is of a group of Cyclamen we saw one winter morning at Karyes, Lakonia where we went to see the copy of the Caryatids.
I have mentioned this village before and you can read all about it here.
http://www.karyes.gr/

Cyclamen persicum are mentioned in 16 issues of
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN.
I recommend number 52  April, 2008.
A GARDEN OVER TIME:
EVALUATING THE PAST, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
by Heidi  Gildemeister
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #158 on: April 19, 2017, 06:33:03 AM »
Camellia sinensis
This stamp was issued by India in 1965 and depicts a woman plucking the leaves from a tea plant.

I am told that the plant is Camellia sinensis
This link will tell you all you want to know about tea from India
http://www.teaboard.gov.in/

The photo is of loose tea bought in Greece

For those of you who are reading all the articles I keep recommending will have read

 
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“The hills surrounding Sochi are covered in tea plantations, orchards, vineyards and tobacco fields, as well as dense, warm temperate deciduous forests”

In THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 76, April 2014.
SOME MEDITERRANEAN GARDENS ON THE BLACK SEA
by David  J. Bracey
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Alisdair

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #159 on: April 19, 2017, 08:52:17 AM »
I had to laugh at your tea-leaf photo, Hilary; what do the leaves foretell for us? :D
Alisdair Aird
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #160 on: April 19, 2017, 09:48:03 AM »
Εωερυ τηινγ ςιλλβε αλριγητ

See what happens when I use my husband's computer

Everything will be alright
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No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #161 on: April 20, 2017, 06:03:59 AM »
Erythrina crista-galli

This stamp was issued by Uruguay 1954.
It depicts CEIBO, FLOR  NACIONAL
 Their National Flower, Erythrina crista- galli- Cockspur Coral Bean, Cry Baby

I quote from Tropical Plants of the World written by Jens G. Rohwer

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The cockspur coral bean is pollinated by birds. In order to attract them, the plant produces so much nectar that it often drips out of the flowers. For this reason, the plant is also referred to as"cry baby"

Now I have never knowingly seen this plant, which is amazing as it appears in 11 issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Today I chose the article POT PLANTS AND THE SAW by Caroline Harbouri in TMG number 66, October 2011
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Caroline

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #162 on: April 20, 2017, 08:25:43 AM »
I saw this plant regularly when I lived in Buenos Aires, along the banks of the River Plate and elsewhere, and it was spectacular.  When I came back to NZ I tried to grow one here on the vineyard, but it never prospered.  My conclusion was that at certain times of the year Erythrina crista-galli needs more water than it got under my no-water regime.  Certainly in BA and across the river in Uruguay thunder-storms are very common in the summer.  Maybe one of our Argentinian members can comment?
I am establishing a garden on Waiheke Island, 35 minutes out of Auckland. The site is windy, the clay soil dries out quickly in summer and is like plasticine in winter, but it is still very rewarding. Water is an issue, as we depend on tanks. I'm looking forward to sharing ideas. Caroline

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #163 on: April 21, 2017, 06:09:32 AM »
Tabebuia pentaphylla- Tabebuia rosea- White Cedar

This stamp was issued on May 1st, 1991 by the British Virgin Islands.
There were 17stamps in the series FLOWERS, unfortunately I only have the one. 

A small quotation from a book I have about tropical plants

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“When cultivated in areas that are continuously humid, it does not shed its leaves all at once and flowers much more fragrantly. It also serves as a shade tree for coffee and cacao plantations”

Various Tabebuia are mentioned in THE MEDITERREAN GARDEN and
I am directing you to issue number 81, July 2015  to read
LA MORTELLA: A LIFE’S WORK
By Maurizio Usai

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Alisdair

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #164 on: April 21, 2017, 08:26:06 AM »
Hilary, Maurizio, the author of the article you mention, will be leading the Mediterranean Garden Society tour to his island of Sardinia that starts at the end of this month (and that I'm looking forward very much to taking part in  :D)
Alisdair Aird
Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society