I can identify two of them....chessiegirlJune 8 2006, 05:50:21 UTC
The first one is an allium, from the onion family and the last one is something called Teasel. It's mostly considered a weed here although there are decorative forms you can use in your garden.
The center one is some sort of large flowered, broad-leaf evergreen like a magnolia or rhododendron but I don't recognize it. I wonder if it's a tropical plant that is not familiar here in the north.
Re: I can identify two of them....chessiegirlJune 9 2006, 23:02:04 UTC
I had that happen to me, too, only with an African Violet plant. Got the pollen on my fingers and somehow transferred it to my nose and then proceeded to have the worst asthma attack of my life. Thank God for inhalers.
That teasel/scotch thistle plant may also be a small variety of Globe thistle but I think they're all from the same family.
Which evil Scotsman do you think is responsible for infecting your mountains?
Re: I can identify two of them....number1sonJune 12 2006, 16:53:36 UTC
Well I've been researching the problem, and the closest I came to finding a culprit was a certain Puzzle MacPig, who apparently hailed from the Cairngorms early in the 18th century. The whys and wherefores of his venture appear to be lost in the mists of time, his only legacy being many hectares of half-starved thistles in the pre-Alps. Legend has it that the quality of oats in the region was insufficient to provide a sufficiently nutritient bed of porridge, necessary to the development of sturdy young thistle plants.
#1 Son, where be ye?chessiegirlAugust 16 2006, 03:22:40 UTC
Hi, all your blogging friends are wondering where you are and if everything is ok. Could you please let us know if you're alright? Hugs if you need them.
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I have never seen flowers like those before..interesting. I like the texture on the first one.
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may you have many more :)
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The center one is some sort of large flowered, broad-leaf evergreen like a magnolia or rhododendron but I don't recognize it. I wonder if it's a tropical plant that is not familiar here in the north.
Btw, Happy Birthday!
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The allium sure smells strange! Had me coughing and sneezing for a day until I identified it as the source.
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That teasel/scotch thistle plant may also be a small variety of Globe thistle but I think they're all from the same family.
Which evil Scotsman do you think is responsible for infecting your mountains?
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