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Hilary

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« Reply #210 on: May 25, 2020, 04:51:00 PM »
RED FLOWERS IN MAY 11-14

11 Acca sellowiana, Corinth Greece. This small tree was identified for me by this Forum
12 Hippeastrum, Corinth Greece. I was once told that pots with this huge bulb should not be watered until after the 15th August
13 Papaver rhoeas, Ancient Corinth. Greece
14 Red Rose, Madrid, Spain       
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Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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« Reply #211 on: May 26, 2020, 07:20:10 AM »
ORANGE FLOWERS IN MAY 11-14

11 Osteospermum, for sale in Corinth, Greece
12 Orange roses in Caceres, Spain
13 Gasteria carinata, repotted recently and already producing flowers
14 The close up is of flowers in 2011
A very useful succulent
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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 #212 on: May 27, 2020, 02:11:31 PM »
YELLOW FLOWERS IN MAY numbers 11-15

11 Aquilegia, Ancient Corinth, Greece
12 Azara microphylla, Ancient Corinth, Greece
13   Fumana arabica, Taygetus mountain, Lakonia, Greece
14 Glaucium flavum, Corinth Greece
15 Verbascum undulatum, Corinth Greece
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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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Charithea

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« Reply #213 on: May 27, 2020, 02:41:26 PM »
Hilary, thank you again for all these lovely flowers you keep posting. They are most enjoyable.
I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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« Reply #214 on: May 28, 2020, 03:57:38 PM »
PURPLE FLOWERS IN MAY numbers 11-12

11 Delphinium, Kiato Corinthia, Greece
12 Pansies and Petunias, Kyra Vrisi, Corinthia Greece
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Hilary

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« Reply #215 on: May 29, 2020, 03:49:52 PM »
LIGHT PINK FLOWERS IN MAY numbers 11-15

11 Convolvulus althaeoides, Isthmia, Corinthia, Greece
12 Dianthus, Nemea Corinthia, Greece
13 Lantana, Ancient Corinth, Greece
14 Cistus albidus, Zemeno, Corinthia, Greece
15 Pink / cream rose, Kyra Vrisi, Corinthia, Greece
All seen in years past
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Charithea

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« Reply #216 on: May 30, 2020, 01:10:34 PM »
Hilary, I love the purple flowers very much. This morning my neighbour/fellow gardener showed me her purple gladiolus that the bulbs where brought from Holland. It is gorgeous and better still she promised me one for next year.
I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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« Reply #217 on: May 30, 2020, 03:49:51 PM »
WHITE FLOWERS IN MAY numbers 16-20

16 Lilium candida, Ancient Corinth, Greece
17 Philadelphus, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
18 Symphytum album, Retiro Park, Madrid Spain
19 Citrus paradise, Xylokeriza, Corinthia, Greece
20 Off white rose, Sparta, Lakonia, Greece
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Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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« Reply #218 on: May 31, 2020, 07:20:45 AM »
I think there is something very special about pure white flowers and undoubtedly careful placing can enhance any garden, illuminating the subjects around them. My Philadelphus has given me particular pleasure this year as the temperatures have dropped somewhat in the last week or so after a hot April and early May resulting in it's flowering period being extended. It's lovely  perfume catches the attention and a reappreciation of its beautiful flowers rising above a miscellany of Salvia in many shades of purple, mauve and pink for which it provides a perfect backdrop.
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Hilary

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« Reply #219 on: May 31, 2020, 05:00:25 PM »
I can just imagine the scene, lovely
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Hilary

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« Reply #220 on: May 31, 2020, 05:06:32 PM »
Today we went for a drive into the countryside . What with bad weather, grandson's birthday party and the scourge we have not been for a drive since February 9th . We decided not to chance going to a taverna but it looked as if other people did not have such reservations
The first place we stopped at my husband was disappointed as there weren't any flowers. However, just standing still and looking at the undergrowth I saw many extremely small wild flowers. Unfortunately, in my excitement, the photos of the tiny flower are all blurred
Here is a selection of the few we saw near a children's cam,p near Chiliomodi, Corinthia Greece.
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Hilary

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« Reply #221 on: May 31, 2020, 05:08:38 PM »
The photos
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Charithea

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« Reply #222 on: June 01, 2020, 11:53:26 AM »
Well Hilary, the ones  you posted are lovely. We have not yet venture out on our free Sundays because we expected my sister and husband to join us for coffee after so many months of keep our distance.
I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

Hilary

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« Reply #223 on: June 01, 2020, 04:49:50 PM »
KAMARETA PART 2
After exploring the woods near the children’s camp, we went to the woods near the taverna. There were quite a few cars outside the enclosed open yard of the taverna and sounds of excited laughter and chatting could be heard but we had decided to walk in the woods then go home. I didn’t expect to find quite so many flowers to snap. It seems the photos I get in focus are of subjects at eye level!

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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 #224 on: June 02, 2020, 04:01:25 PM »
RED FLOWERS IN JUNE 1-3
After that short drive in the car and the wild flowers we saw back to the archives.
 I don't have many photos of flowers in June  but there is plenty of time to go out and find some, a walk around a village is required next Sunday  I think

1 Lobivia silvestris, we used to have a pot of this on the balcony
2 Brachychiton acerfolius, A tall lanky tree growing in the pavement of one of the main streets of Corinth, Greece
3 Aloe mitriformis, A plant we still have but I potted up the offspring and threw the mother away as it got too big for the trough.

I now need to re-pot the re potted as they are too crowded, a job for the autumn 

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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