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Who is it?

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HansA

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2012, 08:57:42 PM »
(The mouthwatering) Tulipa cypria???  :o
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« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2012, 09:21:41 PM »
Adonis aestivalis, which according to Greek legends sprang from the blood of Adonis?

 
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« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2012, 09:25:44 PM »
Well Hans you are right again ;)

Tulipa cypria it is!

A rare endemic from Cyprus, growing in the Akamas and N. Cyprus.
« Last Edit: August 13, 2012, 09:48:32 PM by oron peri »
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« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2012, 09:44:16 PM »
and what about this...
« Last Edit: August 14, 2012, 08:09:07 AM by oron peri »
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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2012, 07:22:34 AM »
Wow, great to see Tulipa cypria. What an amazing colour. Thanks!
Any chance of a sharper/larger file size version of your latest puzzle? (Not that it would help me... ;))
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oron peri

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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2012, 08:13:01 AM »
Done, Alisdair. (and.. you should recognize it...)
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HansA

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2012, 02:26:37 PM »
thanks Oron - this tulip was burned into my brain when I saw a picture of it (you had made). ;)
Next should be .yti..s .y..c....s  ;D
« Last Edit: August 14, 2012, 02:31:19 PM by HansA »
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« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2012, 02:56:12 PM »
You are right again Hans  :-\ ;)

Cytinus hypocitis, a parasitic plant on the different Cistus in the mediterranean, apears in spring
either white and red or yellow and red like this one.
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« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2012, 02:58:19 PM »
Another one from the mediterranean, who is it?
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HansA

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« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2012, 03:31:04 PM »
Galanthus peshmenii (or reginae - olgae or cilicicus)? ::)
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« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2012, 03:53:01 PM »
 >:(

Yes it is, Galanthus peshmenii from SW Turkey,
It is an autumnal flowering bulb.
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« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2012, 03:55:59 PM »
Ok Hans,  you asked for it.... now who is this?
« Last Edit: August 14, 2012, 05:24:46 PM by oron peri »
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HansA

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« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2012, 04:26:39 PM »
Oh, a really tricky one :o - not sure if it is a Serapias spec. or Meleagris gallopavo. ::) ;)
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JTh

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« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2012, 04:31:58 PM »
Hibiscus?
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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2012, 05:01:53 PM »
Just to go back a few posts, re Tulipa cypria, there's a nice photo by Hasan Baglar here
http://stavrogonno.1x.com/photo/88579/4717/
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