Gallipoli: pink flowering succulent
On Anzac Day SBS TV ran a program on John Simpson Kirkpatrick (Simpson
and his Donkey). Among the serried white headstones, the Turkish gardeners tended a variety of perennials. There were some beds of a low spreading succulent with deep-pink flowers quite like a glossy purple daisy bloom. This may have been a native, it was difficult to judge. Anyway, my Mum has this same plant growing in her garden and doesn't have a name to fit to it. Did anyone see the SBS program and recognise the plant? It has stems or 'leaves' about as thick as a woman's little finger. In the interim, I'll dub it Simpson's Succulent. :-) -- John Savage (news reply email invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
Gallipoli: pink flowering succulent
i've seen something similar growing near melbourne beaches like 90 mile
beach etc.. |
Gallipoli: pink flowering succulent
In article , John Savage wrote:
There were some beds of a low spreading succulent with deep-pink flowers quite like a glossy purple daisy bloom. This may have been a native, it was difficult to judge. Anyway, my Mum has this same plant growing in her garden and doesn't have a name to fit to it. Did anyone see the SBS program and recognise the plant? It has stems or 'leaves' about as thick as a woman's little finger. I didn't see the program, but it sounds like some sort of "ice plant" - which used to be all Mesembryanthemums, but that has been divided into at least 10 new genera. Hope that helps! cheers, Marj * * * Marj Tiefert: http://www.mindspring.com/~mtiefert/ Marj's Mini Mall: http://stores.tiefert.com/ Coleridge shop: http://www.cafeshops.com/coleridgestore Marjorie's Morning Star: http://newsletter.tiefert.com/ science editing services: http://science.tiefert.com/ |
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