[Fermi]

Don't worry, most of us still call them Callistemons 
cheers
fermi

[Hilary]

Impatiens noli-tangere, Touch-me-not balsam

Yugoslavia issued this stamp in a six stamp series named  FOREST FLOWERS in 1975

We don't seem to have come across this plant in our travels, so no photo.

Impatiens, but not this one, is mentioned in several issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Today I am recommending that you read
GARDENING ON THE EDGE by Trevor Nottle in issue number18, Autumn 1999

[Hilary]

Corymbia aparrerinja, Ghost Tree

A stamp, issued in 1978, in a four stamp series featuring trees of Australia.

To read more about this tree go here
https://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/euclid3/euclidsample/html/Corymbia_aparrerinja.htm

Corymbia, in general, is mentioned a few times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN . Today I decided to reread
CRANBOURNE by Gillian Mawrey in issue number 69, July 2012

Photographs illustrating this article can be seen here
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/69-cranbourne.html

[Hilary]

Celastrina argiolus, Holly Blue

A stamp issued by Guernsey in 1997 in a four stamp series.
I seem to have acquired the two pretty ones

My BUTTERFLY AND MOTHS reference book says that this butterfly is distributed ‘

widely throughout Europe, up to and above 1,000 m.’

If you are interested in butterflies the article to read in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN is
DON’T LET THEM FLUTTER  BY:
ENCOURAGE BUTTERFLIES INTO YOUR GARDEN
By Joanna Millar in issue number 64, April 2011

[Hilary]

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

This stamp was issued by PULAU PINANG MALAYSIA in 1979. There were seven stamps in the series.

Hibiscus rosa- sinensis turns up in stamp after stamp as do Orchids and Roses so it gets a bit boring. Then trying to find a photo which I have already not ‘used’ becomes difficult. However, I came across one on my computer yesterday which I had taken in November 2016, when wandering round the streets of Corinth.

Hibiscus rosa – sinensis is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 98, October 2019 in
NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL GARDEN, ATHENS
By Alexander Seferiades   

Since I have some photos of the National Garden, Athens I am posting them here
The Washingtonia filifera at the western entrance in 2010
A water channel and a ‘subtle cascade’ in 2019
A small pond and blossom on a tree in 2011
There is some discussion on the name of this tree here
http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=126.0
Justicia adhatoda and Medicago arborea in 2011
And lastly the Washingtonia filifera at the western entrance in 2019, for you to see some differences.

[Hilary]

Dodecatheon hendersonii , Shooting Star

This stamp was issued by Canada in a six stamp series named Wild Flowers

Here is a quote from the postagestampguide/canada

About Stamp
Definitive stamps must portray an image of Canada for a wide variety of people inside and outside the nation. Canadian wildflowers are just the subjects to do this. The flowers reflect the magnificent beauty of our country. The 5¢ definitive presents a flower which is native to western Canada. The shooting star, a spring flower, grows from five to eighteen inches tall in woods, mountains and prairies. It can also be cultivated in well-drained soil. 

Dodecatheon is mentioned in passing, but not as a plant growing in a Mediterranean garden in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 93, July 2018
SHARING A CHALLENGE  by Caroline Davies

Enjoy reading the article even if today's stamp features a flower you will not see in areas with a Mediterranean climate

[Hilary]

Buttercup Orchid,

A stamp issued by Hong Kong in 1977 in a three stamp series.

I found some information for Buttercup Orchid which seems to be Dendrobium agrostophyllum.

Here is a photo of a yellow orchid which I saw in a pot outside a shop in Sparta. The owner of the shop looked after a small flower bed in the pavement outside her shop and added this plant to the other plants during the days when the shop was open. I don't know if it actually a Buttercup Orchid.

Dendrobium orchids are mentioned in  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 88, April 2017in
MY AUSTRALIAN GARDEN  by Sarah Loxton Guest

[Hilary]

Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple

This stamp depicting the flag of Canada and a Maple tree was issued in 1995 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the National Flag.

Here is a quote from the very useful website about Canadian stamps

“About Stamp
On February, 15, 1995, Canadians from coast to coast joined together in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Canadian flag. The unveiling for this new commemorative stamp was held in Montreal at Flag Day ceremonies, organized by Canadian Heritage as part of their "Put the Flag in Motion" campaign launch. The Red Maple Leaf design of our flag received Parliamentary approval on December 17, 1964, after one of the longest debates in Canadian history. It was proclaimed by Her Majesty the Queen on January 28, 1965.”

Here is a quote about the flag and the Maple leaf

“A stylized maple leaf famously adorns the Canadian flag but is also found in other important Canadian symbols including the red ensign flag (Canada’s de facto national flag until 1965) and the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada. Stylized versions of the leaf can also be found on bank notes, military insignia, the personal flag of the Queen of Canada and the flag of the Governor General of Canada.”

Acer saccharum is mentioned by John Walker in
THE MAKING OF TWO VERY LARGE GARDENS,
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 96, April 2019

The Maple tree was planted in his U.K. garden

[Hilary]

Cervus elaphus montanus, Red Deer

This stamp was issued by Yugoslavia in1954 in a 12 stamp series named  LOCAL FAUNA

I wasn’t able to find an article in  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN about Red Deer in the former Yugoslavia  but I did find a mention to fallow deer in Italy .

Read VERTICAL (AND HORIZONTAL) FORESTS by Susan Brookes in issue number 90 October 2017

[Hilary]

Thunbergia lancifolia

A postage stamp issued by Rhodesia in 1974 in a 15 stamp series named FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES.

This climber grows in tropical Africa.
I can't find much information about this plant at all but there are plenty of photographs on the website

Thunbergia is mentioned in general in several issues of
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN but not specifically Thunbergia lancifolia
Read GARDENING IN POTS ON A ROOF IN CENTRAL ATHENS by Caroline Harbouri in issue number 55, January 2009.

There are some photos of this garden in pots here
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/55-roof.html

[Hilary]

Citellus citellus

Another stamp issued by Yugoslavia in 1954 in a twelve stamp series named
LOCAL FAUNA

Apparently its proper name is Spermophilus citellus citellus and is commonly known as the European Ground Squirrel and I can confidently tell you In have never heard of it. However, if you look it up in the Greek Nature Encyclopedia you will see some good photos of it

Since this animal is not mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN I am pointing you once more to read
 GOING NATIVE:
GARDEN DESIGN FOR WILDLIFE by Melissa Hamilton
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 85. July 2016
Also have a look at
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/wildlife.html

[Hilary]

Viola canadensis, Canada violet

A stamp issued by Canada in 1979

Here is some information about this plant and stamp
About Stamp
The Canada Violet, Viola canadensis L., generally grows between two and four decimeters high. It flowers from May to July, and sometimes later. The Canada Violet is found in forests and wooded uplands from New Brunswick to Ontario. Violets, of which there are approximately 40 Canadian species and varieties, are noted for their biological complexity For example, the Western Canada Violet, Viola rugulosa Greene, which may be found from the Thunder Bay area to British Columbia, is somewhat similar to Viola canadensis L. and may only be a variety of it, according to some authorities.

 Heather Cooper, a Toronto artist who is noted for the delicacy of her work and her subtle sense of colour, designed this 15¢ definitive to add to the Wildflowers of Canada series.
Creators
Designed by Heather J. Cooper.

There are many references to Violets in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, as you would expect, but non, of course, to the Canadian one. However, I am sure you would like to read an article containing a reference to Violets so how about a trip to Corsica?
Read FROM THE PRESIDENT: CORSICA By Alisdair Aird in issue number 85, July 2016.
The article with photos can be read here

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/ex-corsica.html

[Hilary]

Pelargonium zonal L’herit

This stamp was issued by Cuba in 1977 in a six-stamp series

The photo is of a Pelargonium growing in a greenhouse in Madrid in 2018

Pelargonium zonale is mentioned in

 AGM 2018- THE POST -AGM TRIP TO VALENCIA by Valerie Whittington

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 95, January 2019

Photographs illustrating this article can be seen here

 

http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/95-valencia.html

[Hilary]

Cichorium intybus, Common Chicory

A stamp issued by Yugoslavia in 1971 in a six-stamp series.

This is a very common flower seen in empty plots in Corinth 

Chicory is mentioned in
A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY EXPEDITION TO EVVIA,
 15-16 MAY 1999, by John Rendall
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 17 Summer, 1999

[Charithea]

Hilary, the cichorium looks lovely. I adore anything blue but like the pes-caprae  our garden is over run with them. I dig out a lot of them in the spring and leave a few for their colour but their tuberous roots stretch every where and it takes lots of time to get results.