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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #45 on: February 05, 2014, 11:48:35 AM »
If only I had a PA for all my IT related tasks. Maggie fancy running come climate or phylogenetic analyses for me?
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #46 on: February 05, 2014, 12:36:37 PM »
Al, I doubt I would recognise a phylogenetic analysis if it fell on my plate of cake!   ::)

Happy to post your photos though, to keep members up to date.  ;)

My best wishes, by the way, for all your PHD work!  8)
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #47 on: February 05, 2014, 12:41:47 PM »
I really wish we weren't at the opposite end of the country! I would be visiting EBG at every opportunity otherwise - beautiful display. I think Maggi is already running IT for many of us - can there be a better plant related Forum anywhere? I get more out of it every day.
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #48 on: February 05, 2014, 12:52:26 PM »
Maggi thanks for posting the pictures of the alpine plants in the old alpine house, really lovely. Just cheers you up on a miserable day.

Tim I wish I was at your side of the country I would never be away fro Wisely and all the other wonderful gardens.

Angie  :)
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #49 on: February 05, 2014, 01:07:23 PM »
I would just like to remind all those who use/prefer using mobile devices that you can now access our forum using Tapatalk, as I am right now on my iPad.
This free app makes posting text or pictures from smartphones etc as easy as uploading them Via Facebook  or Twitter.
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #50 on: February 05, 2014, 01:12:46 PM »
Al, I doubt I would recognise a phylogenetic analysis if it fell on my plate of cake!   ::)

Happy to post your photos though, to keep members up to date.  ;)

My best wishes, by the way, for all your PHD work!  8)

Cheers. I had half thought and have again recently about doing a thread about my project as its so Himalayan in focusb but maybe try to not to scare people.

Thoughts?
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #51 on: February 05, 2014, 01:15:59 PM »
There is tremendous interest in Himalayan plants - so I would have thought that your idea would be very well received, Al.
Plenty room for a thread for you in the forum !  8)
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #52 on: February 07, 2014, 02:16:13 PM »
Call it guilt or whatever but to save maggie doing it. Currently looking good at the Botanics in Edinburgh

Primula allionii 'Anne Griffith'


Primula allionii 'Crowsley Variety'


Primula allionii fairly recently collected by John Mitchell and Harry Jans in the French Alps

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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #53 on: February 07, 2014, 02:20:38 PM »
More from the Botanics in Edinburgh mostly from the Alpine house but a few things from through the back

Crocus sieberi


Crocus sieberi 'Albus'


Crocus corsicus


Crocus biflorus pulchricolor


Crocus anatalyensis

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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #54 on: February 07, 2014, 02:24:02 PM »
Corydalis schanginii ssp ainae from Kazakhstan


Corydalis wendelboi from Turkey


Fritillaria stenanthera again from Kazakhstan
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #55 on: February 07, 2014, 02:28:41 PM »
Thanks for taking the time to share your pictures from RBGE with us Alan
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #56 on: February 07, 2014, 02:35:05 PM »
Thanks for taking the time to share your pictures from RBGE with us Alan

No probs Ian.
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #57 on: February 07, 2014, 02:35:26 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii ssp. romieuxii Jim Archibald #805 collected in Morroco 1966




Anyone who saw Great British Garden Rival these are the Iris reticulata Carol Klein potted up in the program doing well.


And the final one Rhododendron 'Harry Tagg' currently flowering and making part of the research block in glass smell nice

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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #58 on: February 07, 2014, 03:14:42 PM »
It may be just wishful thinking, but I could swear I got a whiff of that Rhodo just now........ delicious!
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Re: New Alpine House for Edinburgh Botanic Garden
« Reply #59 on: February 07, 2014, 10:57:23 PM »
Is this a Madennia house at RBGE?  If so Davidian would be delighted.

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