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Alberto

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Hessea
« on: October 15, 2008, 02:24:07 PM »
Hi all,
emerging with the leaves are the flowering stalks of Hessea stellaris. This genus is endemic to South Africa, mostly in the winter-rainfall region. In the photo is not so clear, but the tepals are suffused with pink.
Alberto

Hessea stellaris


North of Italy
where summers are hot and dry and winters are cold and wet
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David Nicholson

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Re: Hessea
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 04:20:56 PM »
Gorgeous little plant Alberto.
David Nicholson
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