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What is it 85?
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John J
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What is it 85?
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September 25, 2017, 05:29:34 AM »
Perhaps something gentle to stimulate the grey cells following the incredibly hot summer we have just endured? Any takers for this?
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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)
Fermi
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 25, 2017, 07:45:01 AM »
Looks like something
Sandra
would be
cross
not to know
cheers
fermi
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
member of AGS, SRGC, NARGS
working as a physio to support my gardening habit!
John J
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 25, 2017, 08:55:05 AM »
Hi Fermi, I guess you guys down there haven't spent a summer getting your brain cells fried by 40+ temperatures.
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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)
JTh
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 25, 2017, 09:31:19 PM »
You gave it away too soon, Fermi.
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Retired veterinary surgeon by training with a PhD in parasitology, but worked as a virologist since 1992.
Member of the MGS since 2004. Gardening in Oslo and to a limited extent in Halkidiki, Greece.
John J
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 26, 2017, 09:50:08 AM »
OK, so the
Crossandra infundibuliformis
didn't pose much of a problem, so how about this one?
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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)
JTh
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 26, 2017, 06:18:18 PM »
It looks like a relative of
Albizia julbrissin
, maybe
Calliandra tweedii
?
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Retired veterinary surgeon by training with a PhD in parasitology, but worked as a virologist since 1992.
Member of the MGS since 2004. Gardening in Oslo and to a limited extent in Halkidiki, Greece.
John J
Hero Member
Re: What is it 85?
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September 27, 2017, 05:07:32 AM »
Well spotted, Jorun, it's
Calliandra californica
.
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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)
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