[Hilary]

Chrysanthemum

A stamp issued by Japan in 1966

All references to Chrysanthemum in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN seem to be about the wild kind
Today I chose A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A VINEYARD IN GREECE by Gilly Cameron Cooper for you to read
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 67, January 2012

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Citrus fruit for export

This stamp was issued by Spain in 1981

Both oranges and lemons are mentioned in
THE ALBARDA GARDEN, A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN by Edith Haeuser
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 92,  April, 2018

For photographs of the Albarda Garden, see the MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/92-albarda.html

[Hilary]

Lantana camara

This stamp was issued by the Maldives in 1973

Lantana camara is mentioned in THE RENAISSANCE OF A SICILIAN GARDEN by Lesley Dellagana
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 92, April 2018
For photographs, see the MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/92-sicily.html

Looking through my e mail files I came across this post
Lantana camara
This bushy plant impressed me when I first saw it 40 odd years ago growing in the Town Square of Corinth.
The original bushes are still going strong pruned to a low hedge shape.
In the photos this plant spills over the wall of a house in the next street to us.
The flower opens as very light pink then deepens to a darker pink
Hilary
13th October 2010

[Hilary]

Eucalyptus globulus, Blue gum

A tiny stamp issued by Australia in 1968

In DRINKING FROM A CLOUD by Judith Irwin,
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, April 2018 you can read all you want to know about Eucalyptus trees and their habits

[Hilary]

Litchi chinensis, Lychee tree

A stamp issued by the Republic of China, Taiwan in 2002

This tree is mentioned in MORE HIDDEN GEMS by John Joynes in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 92, April 2018

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Quercus ilex, Encina
Pinus sylvestris, Pino sylvestre.

Stamps issued by Spain in 2000

The stamps I use in these posts are either owned by me or have been lent to me to scan, however, these two stamps were photographed by my daughter who was visiting a friend and telling her about my flower / plant postage stamp project. Her friend’s father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, jumped up and brought out his stamp collection to show his stamps of these two trees.

Pine trees and Oak trees are mentioned in
THE EVOLVING MODERN LANDSCAPE:
LEGACIES OF THE GETTY AND THE GULBENKIAN
 By Ann Semaan Beisch
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 92, April 2018

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Mirbelia spinosa, Spiny Mirbelia

A stamp issued by Australia in 2015

This plant is endemic to Western Australia in the area round Perth

In the latest THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 92 April 2018 there are two articles about Australia mentioning many plants but, as luck would have it, I don’t have a single stamp featuring any of these plants, or I have already used the stamps in this thread.
However, I discovered that Mirbelia spinosa is endemic to a South Western Australia where the garden in this article is placed
RIOT AND RESTRAINT-
A GARDEN IN FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
 Margot Tobin does not seem to have Mirbelia in her riotous garden but she must surely be familiar with this plant

[Hilary]

Epacris impressa, Common Heath

A stamp issued by Australia in 1968

This plant is endemic to south eastern Australia and grows under tall forest trees

The second article about Australia in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 92 is centered round south eastern Australia and the city of Adelaide in particular

I wonder if the Common Heath is not the unidentified plant Christina Lambert was so impressed by

“Sprinkled through the forest, some plants which were about 50 centimeters tall and were in full flower- very pretty flowers that are of elongated bell shaped and that ranged from white through pink to darkish red.”

Read
A VISIT TO SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA:
PART I, ADELAIDE by Christine Lambert

[Hilary]

Vegetables.

A stamp issued by the Royal Mail in 1989 in a 4 stamp series named
 FOOD AND FARMING YEAR 1989

 I love the look of the fresh leeks and cabbage

To read about the experiences of Graham Cooke  and his wife working in a fruit and vegetable garden go to THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 92, April 2018.
WORKING IN A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN IN PROVENCE

[Hilary]

Meles meles, Badger

A stamp issued by the Royal Mail in 1977 in a five stamp series named
WILDLIFE PROTECTION 

In THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN   number 92, April 2018
 Christine Margerum writes in  OF WILD BOARS, GRUBS AND BADGERS
 about her experiences with the wildlife in Umbria

[Hilary]

Aloe lutescens

A stamp issued by Botswana, in a four stamp series, in 1975 to celebrate Christmas

Apparently the flowers of this plant slowly turn yellow
There is some information about it here
http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2206-152

Aloe lutescens is in a list of Aloes compiled by Trevor Nottle in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 46, October 2006
Read ALOE, ALOE, ALOE.

[Hilary]

Convallaria majalis, Lily of the valley, Muguet

This stamp was issued by Yugoslavia in 1963

It is many years since I have seen Lily of the valley. My aunt had some growing in her front garden and she gave me some roots. They were very slow growing; I had expected wide swathes of the flowers. I have just read that

“In favourable conditions it can from large colonies”,

obviously our windy garden did not provide favourable conditions

Convallaria is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 49, July 2007.
Read GARDENING IN THE SHADE OF THE PYRAMID  by Duncan Thomas

[JTh]

I suppose it's easier to grow it in the northern part of Europe. Here in Oslo, Norway, you have to be careful if you plant it in your garden,  it's quite invasive. I planted a few in a corner several years ago, but had to remove them. A few escaped the garden and the plants are well-established in the yard outside my greenhouse; clay and gravel seems to be perfect for them. Of course , no flowers now, we have had more than month with no rain and temperatures up to 33 degrees C, which is quite unusual here, and everything is growing too fast.

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IMG_20180609_162005.jpg Convallaria majalis by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr

[Umbrian]

I love them for their perfume, my husband hates them - says they make him think of graveyards........I tucked some away in an obscure corner of the new garden I am creating when offered them by a friend but so far the clump has remained small and no flowers...
Just rewards?!

[Hilary]

Orchis maculata now known as Dactylorhiza maculata, Heath spotted- orchid

A stamp issued by Iceland in 1968

There are a couple of references to Dactylorhiza in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN 
I am pointing you today to issue number 60, April 2010.
WEED RISK ASSESSMENTS –
A WARNING  by Roy Pavelin