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Author Topic: My personal favourite - Erigeron humilis  (Read 1158 times)
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Lori S.
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« on: February 20, 2010, 08:52:59 PM »

I love coming upon Erigeron humilis on alpine slopes, growing in scree or more stable substrates.   Note the spectacularly woolly involucres and the wonderful contrast with the flowers, which are snowy white or sometimes tinged with purple.   Now, does this little plant say "alpine" or not?


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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2010, 10:34:14 PM »

Worthy of a kiss.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 12:46:58 AM »

I'll try to do that next time I see one... you'll probably hear my knees crack all the way over in Minnesota.   Grin
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 04:40:58 PM »

That's one handsome picture of E. humilis!
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 05:27:47 PM »

Lori, I've grown E. humilis before, years ago in my "grow every Erigeron I possibly can days Grin ", and it looked sort of like your plant but not nearly as flocked in fuzzy purple involucres as yours.  That's an outstanding form.
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