Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/02

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Subject: [Leica] Unknown Flower?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon Oct 2 10:20:46 2006
References: <100220061444.27360.452125C8000E091200006AE0221652796602019B020E9B9CD2020106@comcast.net> <45212C46.7090104@gmx.de> <7.0.1.0.2.20061002124720.05742778@infoave.net>

Must be the legendary Australian Lupin - they flower upside down ;-)
Haven't found it in my garden books yet - but I'm still looking when I 
have time.
Cheers
Douglas

Tina Manley wrote:
> At 11:12 AM 10/2/2006, you wrote:
>> Looks very similar to a Wisteria (Glycinie) but I've only ever seen 
>> them in blue or white. Crista galli is also vaguely similar but it 
>> tends to have upright flowers.
>>
>> Was it growing wild or in a garden? Is it a climber, a shrub or a 
>> bromeliad (another possibility)
>> Douglas
>
> It is in a garden and it's hanging down from a vine that goes all the 
> way around the courtyard.  I don't think it's wisteria - I've been 
> pulling up wisteria for a month at our farm!
>
> Here is another view of how it's growing:
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/67894629
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
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