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cohan
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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Reply #30 on:
January 10, 2012, 01:23:26 AM »
Quote from: Lori Skulski on January 07, 2012, 10:21:00 PM
Here's a pretty Brassicacaea,
Smelowskia calycina
, in bloom in the first photo. The second photo has the attractive foliage of
Smelowskia calycina
in the foreground, a colourful
Rhodiola integrifolia
in the center, and
Saussurea nuda
in bud at the back.
Really great grouping of plants in the second shot
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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January 10, 2012, 01:27:02 AM »
Quote from: Lori Skulski on January 10, 2012, 12:42:24 AM
Note: The discussion about
Ribes
has been moved to
"Plants and Gardens - Woodies - Ribes"
where it can continue with the focus it deserves!
Lori
Thanks Lori! And with the new thread status, I've already added a bunch more photos...lol.. many to come when I remember, including fall colour...
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http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus
http://urbanehillbillycanada.blogspot.com/
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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January 11, 2012, 11:23:00 PM »
Quote from: McDonough on January 09, 2012, 08:42:22 AM
Todd, natural rock garden perfection in that photo, gorgeous foliage
I agree as well Mark .
I've raised one or two Rhodiola sps in the past but never been able to get them beyond the first winter
Here's a close up of Lignocarpa carnosula in scree ,seen during last weekends wet soggy NZ field trip ....
Cheers Dave.
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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January 11, 2012, 11:43:14 PM »
A truly amazing little "tree", as well as superb photography!
What is its actual size?
Does it ever grow leaves?
It looks so fresh. How old would you guess it is?
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January 12, 2012, 01:35:00 AM »
Thanks Rick
The plant in question isn't that big ,about the size of a persons palm.
Not sure how old it is ---the foliage breaks off delicately at it's connection with the large fleshy rootstock at the end of each season.....unfortunately i have no knowledge of how many years it takes for the plant to reach blooming size.
Here's a Pic i took a number of years ago of a mature plant ,showing the much divided 'leaves 'and flowers.
One of the specialized scree inhabitants that are easily overlooked because they mimic the colour of the mineral.
Cheers Dave.
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From the first photo of
Lignocarpa carnosula
, I thought it grew like a Pencil cactus, and I was only looking at stem structure.
But the second photo shows that this may not be the case! Parts certainly look like leaves, but I'm not willing to commit to their identification as such. Still, the growth pattern was not at all as I had envisioned from the first photo.
A strange plant, indeed. Thanks, Dave!
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Lignocarpa carnosula; that really is a strange plant! I would gladly exchange all my Rhodiolas for one of those! Seems to be a Apiaceae and reminds me of rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) which I try to establish at my summerhouse.
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Quote from: Toole on January 11, 2012, 11:23:00 PM
Here's a close up of Lignocarpa carnosula in scree ,seen during last weekends wet soggy NZ field trip ....
Cheers Dave.
What a thrilling plant! and fantastic shot!
Dave's view is fascinating as well-- so many delightfully strange plants in NZ- if only it were warm enough here to grow such things-- if I ever get that Alpine House....
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http://picasaweb.google.ca/cactuscactus
http://urbanehillbillycanada.blogspot.com/
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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January 12, 2012, 07:23:20 PM »
I agree, Lignocarpa carnosula is a strange and fantastic plant, excellent photos too, thanks Dave.
For those left with a hankering for more tasty New Zealand alpine treats, check out this fine topic on sister SRGC Forum:
NZ field trips - Jan 2012
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8325.0
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January 13, 2012, 11:12:42 AM »
Ohhh...I want one of those. So bizarre but fantastic foliage!
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Re: Image of the day - 2012
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January 14, 2012, 12:38:44 AM »
Quote from: Toole on January 11, 2012, 11:23:00 PM
Here's a close up of Lignocarpa carnosula in scree ,seen during last weekends wet soggy NZ field trip ....
Wow, beautiful plant and magnificent photography!
Quote from: Todd Boland on January 13, 2012, 11:12:42 AM
Ohhh...I want one of those. So bizarre but fantastic foliage!
I'd love to have this one, too! It looks hard to grow in my garden, though...
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where summer is mild and dry
but winter is dark and very wet...
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From another part of the world...Gentianella rapunculoides from the Paramo of Ecuador.
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January 14, 2012, 08:15:51 PM »
That's a beauty, Todd! It has quite a different look to it than the
Gentianella
here.
I have just looked up
paramo
:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Páramo
Was that in Cotopaxi National Park? Must have been an amazing trip!
With that, and Dave's
Lignocarpa carnosula
, we are being treated to some real exotica lately!
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Quote from: Todd Boland on January 14, 2012, 04:13:23 PM
From another part of the world...Gentianella rapunculoides from the Paramo of Ecuador.
This is a gem!
I remember seeing several Gentians, some very different from those at home, when I visited the Paramo of Ecuador in 2000 but not this one!
Sorry - all my pictures are slides
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Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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January 15, 2012, 02:59:46 AM »
Wow, Todd, you are getting around!
I had to look it up as well, found this page:
http://www.ecuador-travel.net/biodiversity.ecosystems.paramo.htm
Were you in the wet zone, or various spots?
Was it just a trip for interest, or was someone hoping to find plants suitable for cultivation somewhere?
Looks like some really stunning places and plants in those zones...
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