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Plants of the world on postage stamps
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Hilary
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Hemerocallis fulva
, Day Lily, Taglilie
A stamp issued by Germany in 2020
Day Lilies are mentioned in several issues of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose for you to read
AN EXPERIMENTAL POTAGER
By Peter Dinning
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 89, July 2017
The photo was taken in a friend’s garden many years ago
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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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Pancratium trianthum
A stamp issued by Italian Somaliland in 1955 in a seven-stamp series named FLORA
Pancratium trianthum
grows in several places in North Africa
I have two photos of
Pancratium maritimum
The first taken in the time of black and white photos on a beach of Zakynthos in 1975
The second taken in a beach side garden on Naxos in 1991
Unfortunately, since acquiring a digital camera I have not come across any of these Sea daffodils
Pancratium maritimum
is mentioned in
DISCOVERING WILD FLOWERS IN CORFU
By Clare Doig
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 100, April 2020
Which is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal100.pdf
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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
John J
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September 20, 2021, 08:49:54 AM »
Our
Pancratium maritimum
have just finished flowering. They do grow on the beaches here in Cyprus but the ones we have were from seeds we collected on a beach in Crete during the 2010 MGS AGM held there.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
John J
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September 20, 2021, 09:02:32 AM »
On the subject of
Pancratium
when we were in Sardinia we came across
Pancratium illyricum
. These are different to the Sea Daffodils as they grow on rocky slopes and wooded areas as opposed to sandy beaches.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
Hilary
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September 20, 2021, 09:10:25 AM »
Have you created a sandy beach for yours?
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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
John J
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September 20, 2021, 04:23:51 PM »
Not really, they are just in an area of rough, pebbly, poor soil, with good drainage, along with an assortment of succulents. They don't seem to mind it as they come back each year.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
Hilary
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September 21, 2021, 06:18:11 AM »
Convallaria majalis
, Lily of the Valley
A stamp issued by San Marino in a ten-stamp series named
FLOWERS AND MONTE TITANO
Lily of the Valley is mentioned in
SPRING IN CROATIA
By Fleur Pavlidis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 73, July 2013
For photographs illustrating this article go here
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/73-croatia.html
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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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Anemone coronaria
, Poppy wind flower
A stamp issued by Netherlands in 1953 in a five-stamp series
According to a translation on my computer ZOMERZEGEL means SUMMER STAMP
Anemone coronaria
is mentioned in
SPAROZA: AUTUMN DROUGHT
AND GEOPHYTES
By Caroline Harbouri
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 70, October 2012
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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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Iris Kaempferi
, synonym of
Iris ensata
, Japanese water iris
This stamp was issued by the USSR in 1960 in a series of eight stamps, named FLOWERS
Iris Kaempferi
is mentioned in
A POND FOR SWIMMING IN
By Rosie Peddle
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
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Tulipa
, Tulip
Australia issued this stamp in a series of three Greetings Stamps in 1994
Just to remind you what Tulips look like I am posting a few photos taken in Madrid in the spring of 2018
Tulips are mentioned in
THE SEASONAL JOYS OF GROWING BULBS by Gloria Leinbach
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Number 100, April 2021
This issue of the journal is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal100.pdf
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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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Erythrina indica
, Indian Coral Tree
A stamp issued by Ryukyu (Japan) in 1962
There are six stamps in the series named Ryukyu Flowers
Erythrinas are mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN including this article
A MISHAP IN THE GARDEN:
THE SOAKAWAY IN CYPRUS
By John Joynes
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 68, April 2012
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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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Canna coccinea
A stamp issued in a four-stamp series by St. Christopher - Nevis - Anguilla, three islands in the Caribbean, in 1979.
You can see many photos of this plant here
http://www.plantsinusa.com/show/plant/Canna-Coccinea/16237
Some of you might remember having seen this stamp before when I posted it in January 2019
This article about Cannas might interest you
HOW TO GROW AND LOVE YOUR CANNAS
By Marjorie Holmes
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 5, Summer 1996
This issue of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal5.pdf
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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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Salvia officinalis
, Common sage
There are 9 stamps in this series of LOCAL FLORA issued by Yugoslavia in 1955
I found a reference to
Salvia officinalis
in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 94, October 2018.
Read
A NATIVE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN by Heidi Gildemeister
Some of you might remember having seen this stamp before when I posted it in July 2019
The following article might interest you
MORE ABOUT SALVIAS by Tom Wellsted
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 5 Summer 1996
This issue of the journal is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal5.pdf
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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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Rosmarinus officinalis
, Rosemary
A stamp issued by Yugoslavia in 1965 in a six-stamp series named
LOCAL FLORA
Rosemary is mentioned in
REMEMBERING RAYMOND SANDERS
By Valerie Osbourne-Androutsopoulou
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 99, January 2020
Some of you might remember having seen this stamp before when I posted it in
August 2021
The following article might interest you
ROSEMARY by Helene Pizzi
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 5 Summer 1996
This issue of the journal is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal5.pdf
I am also posting a scan of a drawing by Helene Pizzi of different kinds of Rosemary
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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
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Lilium ‘ Lemon Pixie’
The 47 p stamp in the Royal Mail series
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
1804- 2004 A BICENTENARY CELEBRATION
To read about these lilies you need to visit the Missouri Botanical Garden here
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=256439&isprofile=0&
Lilium 'Lemon Pixie' - Plant Finder
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
Noteworthy Characteristics. Lilium is a genus of about 100 species of bulbous plants from Europe, North America and Asia south to the Philippines.
Some of you might remember having seen this stamp before when I posted it in August 2017
This article might interest you
THE LILY BEETLE by Richard Dight
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 5 Summer 1996
This issue of the journal is available as a free download
https://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/journal5.pdf
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