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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Michal Hoppel on October 31, 2008, 03:57:35 PM

Title: Maritime Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on October 31, 2008, 03:57:35 PM: I've visited Maritime Alps in June that year. It was one-week trip of Rock Garden Club Prague with a base in Saint Dalmas small town. All five days we had great sunny weather, many marvellous plants including Primula allioni, good vine and perfect buddies.

Just starting with a few photos:
Erysimum rhaeticum
Gentiana acaulis
Pulsatila alpina subsp apiifolia
Saxifraga diapensioides
Anemone narcissiflora
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Paddy Tobin on October 31, 2008, 06:45:33 PM: Michael,

How wonderful to see photographs with sun!!!

But especially enjoyable to see such beautiful flowers, very well photographed and shown at their very best. I think the pulsatilla and the anemone are particularly beautiful.

A wonderful set of shots - but you were there for five days, so I hope you will post more. I would love to see more from this area.

Paddy
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: David Nicholson on October 31, 2008, 06:57:49 PM: Lovely photographs Michal. I hope you have more to post.
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on October 31, 2008, 08:11:29 PM: There was a lot of sun in Maritimes indeed, now in Poland there is foggy, rainy etc and best thing to do is to have a look at these sunny photos. There is some more attached:

Viola calcarata
Viola calcarata - white form
Viola calcarata - yellow form
Viola calcarata - another vellow form
Vitaliana primuliflora (Androsace primuliflora)

If someone knows better name of these violas let me know please :)
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on October 31, 2008, 08:19:01 PM: ... and some more:

Pulsatila alpina subsp. alpina
Gentiana acaulis (2)
Soldanella alpina - 2200m in spring snow
Saxifraga floruenta on granite rock - about 2500m, other plants were about to flower 1 month later
Primula marginata, 2300m, One month before she was still under snow (still seen several meters away)
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Paddy Tobin on October 31, 2008, 08:31:33 PM: Great photographs, Michael. Really enjoying them.

Paddy
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on November 01, 2008, 10:25:43 AM: Beautiful set of pictures Michal - It's always a treat to see these gems in their natural habitat !
As mentioned before - it does really good to see some sun in these dark, grey days !
Thanks for sharing ! :D
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: tonyg on November 01, 2008, 10:51:33 PM: Lovely! Really brightens up a cold November evening. Thanks for bringing us some sunshine :)
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: ian mcenery on November 02, 2008, 07:23:38 PM: Great shots Michal and looks a wonderful spot. What dates in June was your visit?
Title: Re: Maritime Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on November 02, 2008, 08:33:45 PM: It was between 18 and 24 June - a lot of plants in full flower.