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Post by fascinating on Jun 25, 2014 9:11:09 GMT 1
"Principled, I am no photographer!" Principled?
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Post by jonjel on Jun 26, 2014 9:30:08 GMT 1
Well, I hope this works Attachments:
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Post by jonjel on Jun 26, 2014 9:30:53 GMT 1
It did! I took it, I know what it is. Do you?
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Post by marchesarosa on Jun 28, 2014 11:20:36 GMT 1
Sorry, fascinating. I don;t know why I thought you were principled. Must be old age!
But what about the plant I have described. Any ideas?
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Post by marchesarosa on Jun 28, 2014 11:22:22 GMT 1
Yes, jonjel! I know what it is. A lily beetle! Ain't I clever? And you took the photo all by yourself? Brilliant! Congrats.
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Post by fascinating on Jun 28, 2014 18:35:59 GMT 1
The plant wouldn't be a crocosmia would it?
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Post by marchesarosa on Jun 29, 2014 12:43:37 GMT 1
No, fascinating, it is not crocosmia. I actually did a search for crocosmia to see if it was a variety but no. The stem and arrangement of flower heads are quite different and the leaves are different, too. The leaves and stem of my plant are VERY MUCH like that of the Iris. The stem even "dog legs" like the iris stem with clusters of yellow primrose-type flowers flowers at each change of direction. I feel sure it must be a part of the iris family. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Post by jonjel on Jun 30, 2014 10:40:01 GMT 1
Yes, jonjel! I know what it is. A lily beetle! Ain't I clever? And you took the photo all by yourself? Brilliant! Congrats. Well, not ALL by myself. The finger it is sat on is not mine (One would not be taking the wee wee would one?)
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Post by jonjel on Jun 30, 2014 11:00:30 GMT 1
Oh, the plant.
It might be a member of the sisyrinchium family.
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Post by marchesarosa on Jun 30, 2014 12:27:55 GMT 1
Sisyrinchium it is, Jonjel! Well spotted. And I was right, it is a member of the iris family. Thank you so much. It is a native of Chile, apparently. According to the man who sold them to me they make big clumps, so quite an architectural plant.
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