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Zdenek

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Centaurea pestalozzae
« on: December 29, 2007, 07:20:50 PM »
Hello everybody,
could somebody tell me something about Centaurea pestalozzae, how it looks and what it demands?
Zdenek

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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2007, 07:39:25 PM »

Hello, and welcome, Zdenek!

This may be of help, Zdenek... http://www.kadel.cz/flora/g/kvCard.asp-Id=10511.htm
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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2007, 07:45:03 PM »
Also this page from The Plant Hunter's Garden: The New Explorers and Their Discoveries by Bobby J. Ward 
which mentions the plant ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=FQIIHEHu1EQC&pg=PA289&lpg=PA289&dq=centaurea+pestalozzae&source=web&ots=1rVZ0mi1IW&sig=mbX6_qwu5zrmc3kvGuhvL2t1zEY
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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2007, 08:06:34 PM »
hello Zdenek, welcome to the SRGC forums.

Some of us have been to your garden. I was first there 4 years ago with ZZ who lead the Ulster Group visit to see Czech Gardens
Antrim, Northern Ireland Z8
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2007, 08:10:44 PM »
Antrim, Northern Ireland Z8
www.snowdropinfo.com / www.marksgardenplants.com / www.saveourswifts.co.uk

When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2008, 06:25:17 PM »
I visited the SRGC Forum page yesterday to put there a question regarding the three little Trilliums. At that occasion I found there my question from December regarding Campanula pestalozzae. I was very surprized. I completely forgot that I put sometimes such a question (I am 71 and my memory is not too good).
The Centaurea pestalozzae I grew seven years ago as an unidentified plant. It died after its first flowering and was very nice (I attach a picture here).

In the meantime I got a tip that it could be C. pestalozzae. I have received recently several seeds of it and that was the reason of my question to the Forum. I am sure now that it really is C. pestalozzae.
Zdenek Rehacek

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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2008, 06:37:18 PM »
This is what a photographed in Oto Vlasak's garden along with Zdenek's photo showing the flowers

Zdenek's photo included also - I hope it is you!
Antrim, Northern Ireland Z8
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Re: Centaurea pestalozzae
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2008, 07:06:39 PM »
This is what a photographed in Oto Vlasak's garden along with Zdenek's photo showing the flowers

Zdenek's photo included also - I hope it is you!

Yes, I am, thank you Mark. I failed with my photo in my recent reply, I am sorry.
Zdenek

 


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