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« Reply #90 on: May 01, 2010, 03:43:27 PM »
Podophyllum hexandrum

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« Reply #91 on: May 01, 2010, 04:27:37 PM »
Beautiful photo!
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« Reply #92 on: May 02, 2010, 01:24:44 PM »
A nice pair. The sire to the right with his broad shoulders and the dam to the right, modest, with her head bent a little.
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« Reply #93 on: May 02, 2010, 02:16:29 PM »
Quote from: Skulski on April 19, 2010, 09:42:11 PM
Oooh, oooh, here's an interesting one! (To me, at any rate -  Cheesy - exciting because it's new and unknown, but I'm not sure how truly ornamental these really are.)
Sorry, poor photo taken when it was a little too dark out last night, but here's Scopolia carniolica, from Fraser's Thimble Farm last year:

Here's mine flowering now. They come in yellow too.

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« Reply #94 on: May 02, 2010, 05:20:38 PM »
Nice!  Thank you for posting that, Trond.
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« Reply #95 on: May 02, 2010, 06:18:26 PM »
Quote from: Hoy on May 02, 2010, 01:24:44 PM
A nice pair. The sire to the right with his broad shoulders and the dam to the right, modest, with her head bent a little.

Trond, I see it... exactly as you describe it  Cheesy
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« Reply #96 on: May 04, 2010, 05:58:59 PM »
My Podophyllum have not shown themselves yet!  We started off well weather wise but the past 3 weeks have been mostly abismal.
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« Reply #97 on: May 14, 2010, 01:54:10 PM »
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. nigricans ( I hope ) first flower.

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« Reply #98 on: May 14, 2010, 03:50:06 PM »
It certainly is a dark and exciting color!
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« Reply #99 on: May 15, 2010, 12:07:17 AM »
Beautiful, maggiepie!  If I may be so bold, I've love to try seeds from it, if you end up with enough to go around!
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« Reply #100 on: May 15, 2010, 10:10:33 AM »
Hi Lori,

I've been wondering if bees can even get into the flower to get at the pollen. Have been thinking of giving it a bit of a tickle.
If I get seeds you are at the top of the list for some. Grin
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« Reply #101 on: May 15, 2010, 11:51:20 AM »
I think bumblebees can manage. They are strong and determinded!
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« Reply #102 on: May 15, 2010, 07:13:45 PM »
Yes, plants and pollinators evolved together... they have it all figured out!
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« Reply #103 on: May 16, 2010, 05:59:43 AM »
Good, I hope you're right. I have lots of bumblebees.
Of the plants that grew from the batch of seeds I had, it looks like only this plant is the real deal so I really want it to set seeds.
I gave it a bit of a tickle yesterday Smiley
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« Reply #104 on: May 16, 2010, 07:22:12 AM »
One of my old favorits is Digitalis purpurea. This species grows wild along the coast in southern parts of Norway, however many use them in gardens too. They stay green all winter with a rosette of leaves and in summer  tolerate rather dry conditions. The flowering period is all summer when the tallest well fed plants in can reach 2m or more!

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