[Alpine-l] Springtime photos

2011-04-13 Thread kelaidis
The silence on Alpine-L is deafening! Here we seem to be in the midst of another miraculous spring (albeit we have had almost no precipitation): it has been quite cool with light frosts (although one night into the low twenties did fry the early magnolias ten days ago: many in shadier aspects

[Alpine-l] Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3072) Tradescantia andersoniana

2011-04-13 Thread Cliff Booker
Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3072) Tradescantia andersoniana From: Cliff Booker eMail: bookcli...@aol.com Name: Tradescantia andersoniana Note: Not an alpine plant in any sense of the word, but often grown by plant

Re: [Alpine-l] Springtime photos

2011-04-13 Thread Larry Wallace
Panayoti The volume of posts is sure a change from when everyone was snowed in. Jim Would you have Trillium Grandiflorum 'Jenny Rhodes' ? -- Larry Wallace Cincinnati ___ Alpine-l mailing list Alpine-l@science.uu.nl

Re: [Alpine-l] Springtime photos

2011-04-13 Thread cohan fulford
Sounds like a great trail, Jim! Spring is still at a much earlier stage here, nothing thinking of flowering yet, most beds still deep under snow, and more on the way! Cohan On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:47 PM, J.E. Shields jshie...@indy.net wrote: Larry, My things, Trillium and other, are mostly

[Alpine-l] Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3073) Primula specuicola habitat

2011-04-13 Thread Jane Hendrix
Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3073) Primula specuicola habitat From: Jane Hendrix eMail: k-jhend...@juno.com Name: Primula specuicola habitat Note: Primula specuicola (Cave Primrose) has a special habitat in the

[Alpine-l] Alpine-L Image Note (3073)

2011-04-13 Thread Cliff Booker
Alpine-L Image Note (3073) From: Cliff Booker eMail: bookcli...@aol.com Note: Many thanks for posting these habitat images, Jane. A species that is totally unfamiliar to me. URL:

[Alpine-l] Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3075)

2011-04-13 Thread Webmaster
Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3075) From: eMail: Note: Primula specuicola (Cave Primrose) stands about 6 inches tall with nearly-white grey-green leaves and reddish-violet flowers. This photo was taken on March 20, 2011 at an

[Alpine-l] Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3077)

2011-04-13 Thread Webmaster
Alpine-L Gallery Image Upload (3077) From: eMail: Note: While the usual color of Primula specuicola is reddish-violet, an occasional white or pale lilac variant arises in the colony. Here is a photo of the only lilac variant we

Re: [Alpine-l] Springtime photos

2011-04-13 Thread kelaidis
I enjoyed your aubade, Jim...there is a rather surprising added bonus following it, however: Aubade lingerie had a Youtube video of their latest line, modeled by delightful models. The ratio of lingerie to model is extremely minimal. I must be a plant nerd: I found your flowers to be just