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Plants of the world on postage stamps

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Charithea

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #795 on: December 04, 2018, 06:00:25 AM »
Thank you Alisdair  for the information. I have already contacted my nephew who lives in Sydney and he is sending  me some  seeds. Maybe I will sell them on....
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #796 on: December 04, 2018, 08:18:59 AM »
Canarina abyssinica

A stamp issued together with five other stamps by Kenya in 1983

I found some interesting information and photos of this plant here
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Canarina

Canarina canariensis features in an article in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 82, October 2015
In A WINTER  FLORAL SHOWPIECE  by Malcolm Faul

Those of you taking part in  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY excursion to the Canary Islands next February might even see this plant
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #797 on: December 05, 2018, 06:51:27 AM »
Formica rufibarbis, Red-barbed Ant

The Royal Mail issued a 10 stamp series featuring ENDANGERED INSECTS of the UK in 2008
I will be posting a scan of the stamp and a scan of part of the information leaflet from the presentation pack.
The presentation pack was sent to me by my friend Helen in Scotland

Since I don’t have photos of insects I won’t be adding my photos to these posts
Anyone wanting to add their photos is very welcome

I found an article in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN devoted to ants by Grace Kiernan.
ANTS issue number 5, Summer 1996
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JTh

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« Reply #798 on: December 05, 2018, 11:18:50 AM »
While waiting for more photos from the MGS excursion to Tenerife next February, I  have a few photos of of Canarina canariensis from a trip this year:
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P3018573.jpg Canarina canariensis by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr


_2271244.jpg Canarina canariensis by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr


P2288515.jpg Canarina canariensis by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr

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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #799 on: December 05, 2018, 02:33:07 PM »
Beautiful ,many thanks
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Charithea

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #800 on: December 05, 2018, 02:57:14 PM »
Jorun , beautiful photos. I wish I could take good photos.
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« Reply #801 on: December 05, 2018, 03:02:03 PM »
Charithea, I wish I could make wonderful mosaics like you do
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #802 on: December 07, 2018, 08:13:32 AM »
Clematis integrifolia

A stamp Issued by Bulgaria in 1966

There is plenty of information about this plant here
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286121&isprofile=

This beautiful blue flowering plant is mentioned a couple of times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN. Read in number 75 January 2014 on page 63
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY SEED SERVICE which is provided by Chantal Guiraud 
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Fermi

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« Reply #803 on: December 07, 2018, 09:13:58 AM »
Here is Clematis integrifolia in flower in our garden this spring
cheers
fermi
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Alisdair

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps - Clematis integrifolia
« Reply #804 on: December 07, 2018, 09:55:06 AM »
Lovely, Fermi - there's usually seed of Clematis integrifolia in Chantal's seed exchange (free to MGS members).
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #805 on: December 07, 2018, 12:57:19 PM »
Fermi
Many thanks for sharing the photos of the Clematis
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #806 on: December 08, 2018, 06:55:48 AM »
Dahlia Hybrid or as it is printed on the stamp Dahlia variabilis

Bulgaria issued an eight stamp series in 1966 named GARDEN FLOWERS

I don’t have a photo of a plain red Dahlia so here is a photo of a red and white one which we saw in Kastori, Lakonia in October. The Dahlia plant was nearly swamped by the Chrysanthemums in the same bed

Theatrical Dahlias are mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN ON BARNSTAPLE BAY…by Tim Longville in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 44, April 2006
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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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« Reply #807 on: December 10, 2018, 07:01:32 AM »
Euphorbia pulcherrima. Poinsettia

A stamp issued by NIUE in 1984 in a series of ten stamps named FLOWERS

Since I had no idea where NIUE was I looked it up. Wow looks good, read about this island here
https://www.niueisland.com/see-and-do/

The photo I am posting was taken in December 2016 of a Poinsettia long since deceased

Leonard Pearcey writes about Poinsettias in THE SUMMER OF THE SPIKE, THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 33, July 2003
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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 #808 on: December 11, 2018, 08:14:50 AM »
Ilex, Holly

A stamp issued by Guernsey in a four stamp series, I have all four, in 1978

The photo was taken in November 2017 in one of the Zagorochoria of Epirus, probably in Elati.

Holly is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, there are so many articles I want to re-read. Today I chose to share with you
 COLOUR AND RARE FLOWERS FOR WINTER    by Lynne Chatterton
in issue number 36, April 2004.
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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 #809 on: December 12, 2018, 07:50:54 AM »
Felis silvestris, wild cat

The Royal Mail issued a four stamp series name SPECIES AT RISK featuring wild animals of the UK in 1986

There are plenty of cats raiding the rubbish bins in Corinth which I could have snapped but I did like this photo sent to me of Foxy supervising the decorating of the Christmas tree

Domesticated cats are mentioned in  many issues of
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Today I am pointing you to number 29, July 2002 to read
FAUNA by Yve Menzies
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