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Which flower is this?

anka 10. 07. 2013 11:53:26

Brane, unfortunately not, a very rare spring pasqueflower with us. Alenka wrote more about pasqueflowers here.

velkavrh10. 07. 2013 12:11:11

I carefully studied the pictures once again. Anka, you are right.

Apolonija10. 07. 2013 14:12:26

Well, I learned something again. I thought Pulsatilla alpina subsp. alba is the same as spring pasqueflower. So the white pasqueflower is more to my liking than the common alpine one.

Apolonija10. 07. 2013 20:19:56

Brane, back to the yellow unknown: the expert says it's "a fully flowered golden saxifrage", but it can't be determined botanically any further from the photo. Interesting though, they would want it in the Ljubljana botanical garden to observe if the changes are stable. In nature mutations happen but usually they are not very stable. See, you are a good observer and you discovered and photographed a special flower. Pity there is so little of it and it can't be studied. Regards

anka 10. 07. 2013 21:09:44

Alpine pasqueflower has three subspecies, two are white, subspecies P. alpina subsp. apiifolia is yellow colored. P. alpina subsp. alba (white pasqueflower) unfortunately grows only on Mangart and Komna, because it grows only on acidic ground and is quite smaller. Photographed is the alpine pasqueflower - Pulsatilla alpina subsp. austroalpina. Individual specimens can slightly differ from each other.

Sorok10. 07. 2013 21:44:38

Sorry to interrupt your debate on pasque flowers zadrega

with a question for experts: is it Sternberg's pink on the attached pics? Not quite sure... Taken below Stol ( nasmeh

) on Sunday.

otiv10. 07. 2013 22:25:00

I'd say yes. Somewhat pale color though.

Sorok10. 07. 2013 22:47:15

Yeah, that's why I'm in doubt. I thought something was wrong with the photo, but tinky also photographed the same pinks (photo under "current conditions" / "Stol") with another camera and the color is the same...

otiv10. 07. 2013 22:57:18

Probably missing something, but how big is it? nasmeh

Sorok10. 07. 2013 23:12:11

Well, by my estimate somewhere between 10 and 15 cm, the flower sort of like a 2 euro coin nasmeh

Apolonija11. 07. 2013 00:45:50

Probably Sternberg's pink.

Well, Anka has shattered the dreams first about the spring one, now also about the white kosmatinec.

velkavrh11. 07. 2013 06:42:39

I'm very glad that I came to new insights. I did find the Triglav sandwort and in such conditions that you had to be half an alpinist already. Later, when the snow melts, there is plenty of it in the Julian Alps in high mountains. Gentians are rarer finds, especially now when all vegetation is delayed due to long winter. And even later in larger quantities we only find Relikan's black gentian.

Where has the alpine rock garden gone. Nowhere yet have I seen in alpine rock garden for example Obir sedge and encrusted saxifrage. Also nowhere have I seen that it can be bought. Anyway, one will have to be careful in future because a bunch of quite ordinary flowers for us are protected. Among them even lily-of-the-valley, snowdrops, primroses, all orchids, cyclamen that we see in gardens. Clusius' gentian and mountain avens can really be bought. But I think let's leave mountain flowers in nature and go admire them in our beautiful mountains.

Apolonija11. 07. 2013 07:27:27

The photos were published only briefly. I removed them because I didn't ask the garden owner before if I could. You know, copyrights nasmeh

You would be surprised what alpine plants can be bought in nurseries here and more abroad. Encrusted saxifrage for sure: http://www.trajnice.com/ceniksplosno7.htm

All alpine plants and also mosses, spring vetchling, orchids that I photographed can be bought. For the sedge I don't know. If you're interested, I can send you links.
Otherwise I deeply agree with you and know well the list of protected plants.

Apolonija11. 07. 2013 07:31:09

PS. also your red one; S.exarata ssp atropurpurea nasmeh

velkavrh11. 07. 2013 10:15:41

I was surprised how much Golob-Klančič now offers. True, about ten years ago I bought the last perennial from her. Since then I haven't followed her offer anymore. Twenty years ago she didn't have any flower in offer that I wouldn't have. I'm tempted to establish a large alpine rock garden-with bought flowers of course-not from nature. It's surely twenty years since we bought a wonderful small handbook-Plants for rock garden-Kenneth A. Beckett. I already have the place for it determined.

Apolonija11. 07. 2013 13:50:54

Brane, I have acquaintances and friends among "garden lovers" and therefore know quite well also the current offer in Slovenia. Golobova has some for rock garden, nursery Adamič in Strehovci has much more, but it's not yet in the catalog. I think they get mother plants from Czechia. For a taste, to encourage you a bit. When it's a rainy day and you have time: https://shop.alpine-peters.de/saxifraga-herbststeinbrech-oktoberle.html

I have a small rock garden with bought plants. I struggled most with the saxifrage, which flowered for me only when I bought it at the fair. Well, I also planted some individual unprotected ones, otherwise nature must be protected. For old age such a rock garden can be a special joy for you.

miri11. 07. 2013 14:29:13

I recommend viewing Scopoli's garden in Idrija.

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Apolonija11. 07. 2013 14:58:47

Brane, I wanted to send this link, it's "the best" for me http://www.floralpin.de/

Miri, thanks. I'll definitely check it out. Otherwise I'm a frequent guest at Julijana's and also b.v. at Dobraču near Beljak. But, nature creates the most beautiful gardens.