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Title: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on April 03, 2009, 01:57:04 PM
Happy day in the austrian mountains

Karl
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Paddy Tobin on April 03, 2009, 01:59:37 PM
Karl,

Wonderful scenes. What is the cross? A place for prayer for those nervous at that altitude?

Paddy
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Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on April 03, 2009, 02:05:22 PM
Nice views Karl !
Not much flowering yet though...  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on April 03, 2009, 03:33:49 PM
Paddy, the cross is sign our confession and it´s from catholic youth groupp or from alpenorganisationen convivial. Pardon my english.

Luc, snowdrift~ 10-15m, no flowers, one wanderfoul day.

Karl
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Post by: David Nicholson on April 03, 2009, 05:12:41 PM
Lovely pictures Karl, but you can keep the snow ;D
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Post by: Eric Locke on April 03, 2009, 11:02:28 PM
  Great pix  :)
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Post by: Maggi Young on April 04, 2009, 10:36:21 PM
Wonderful photos , Karl, though a lot of that snow looks ready to fall down. Dangerous conditions indeed.
In the first photo, I wonder where the door of the house is?  :o
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on April 13, 2009, 05:01:04 PM
Totes Gebirge - Austria (Spitzmauer 2400m)

Helleborus niger
Callianthemum anemonoides
Primula auricula


Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on April 13, 2009, 05:05:01 PM
Primula auricula
Crocus vernus ssp.albiflorus
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Maggi Young on April 13, 2009, 06:47:00 PM
Ich sehe Sie nur ein paar Krokus finden haben, Karl !  ;D ;D
 Wonderful phtos, thank you.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: David Nicholson on April 13, 2009, 06:51:59 PM
Lovely Karl, a pleasure to see Primula auricula in it's natural habitat.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Armin on April 13, 2009, 06:59:06 PM
"Totes" Gebirge - what a flowerage!
Love the primulas and croci :P :D
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on April 14, 2009, 10:58:05 AM
Great show Karl !!  :D
Thanks for sharing !  ;)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 02, 2009, 06:22:09 PM
ImToten mountains were in a valley with my wife and a friend today. Two weeks ago was still up to 70 cm of snow there, it has flourished everywhere today.
Karl
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 02, 2009, 06:31:56 PM
The area is very rough, the walls partial steep and brittle.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Maggi Young on May 02, 2009, 07:01:52 PM
Karl: A great pleasure to join you on this walk to see such fine flowers in nature. Thank you!
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Armin on May 03, 2009, 09:50:23 PM
Karl,
super shots from the wild. Like especial the Primula clusiana.
Thanks for posting.
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Post by: Ragged Robin on May 06, 2009, 10:28:38 AM
These walks with you in the Austrian Mountains are wonderful showing the landscape and habitat of such beautiful wild alpine flowers at this time of year....I shall look out for more of these flowers on my walks in the Alps in Switzerland, thanks Karl.  :)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 09, 2009, 06:09:20 AM
I was away with friends in the fountain valley again six days later. The mass of flowers still has increased, Primula clusiana flourishes extensively and the Gentiana clusiis shine off the steep slopes. Only more is in store for Primula auricula right above where in exteme ravines the snow settled for a long time. Between this one found Callianthemum anemonoides, Pinguicula Alpina ,Hutchinsia alpina and other more again and again. The plants grow there. the area is partly very rough and the creeks leading Scneewasser must be crossed on overturned trees in a pure lime gravel with only quite low Humusantei.

Karl
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 09, 2009, 06:12:52 AM
Additional photos from the fountain valley.
Karl
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Post by: Ragged Robin on May 09, 2009, 08:19:18 AM
Karl, your photos are exceptional and the scenery stunning - looks like you had a great day for walking - the gentiana group in the brown grass are perfectly set off and the primula clusiana is magnificent growing like that.  Can you tell me what the difference between this and P hirsute is?  It is growing here in rock clefts not in open grass but I'm wondering if I have the right ID?  (pic in Alpine Walks in Valais thread)
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Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on May 09, 2009, 07:18:23 PM
Wonderful photos Karl !!  Great scenery - gorgeous plants !
Thanks again for sharing them !!
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Post by: ruweiss on May 09, 2009, 08:13:52 PM
Karl, we were not in the mountains for a longer time ,so we enjoyed your beautiful
pictures especially. It is always a wonder what nature can do; better than any gardener.
Thank you for showing them.
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Post by: Lvandelft on May 09, 2009, 11:15:07 PM
Karl, thanks for taken us with you on your mountain trip in the Brunnental.
Looks like a beautiful area, where I passed several times but never went to walk or botanising.
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Post by: Eric Locke on May 09, 2009, 11:23:16 PM

Karl
Wonderfull photos.
I must re-visit this area again as it has been almost 20 years since my last trip.

Eric
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Post by: Armin on May 11, 2009, 12:57:04 PM
Karl,
your picture from Brunnental resembles me as a painted scenery from the famous US painter Bob Ross. :D
A phantastic caught of a moment in the mountains 8)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 11, 2009, 05:51:28 PM
Armin, nature has painted these pictures.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on May 17, 2009, 07:23:30 PM
A plant which is wonderful and smelling strong is here some pictures of the Narziisenwiese within the Alpine pasture valley,  Narzissus poeticus this one year for year fills me with enthusiasm.

Karl

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Post by: Maggi Young on May 17, 2009, 07:40:58 PM
Magnificent!  8)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Ragged Robin on May 17, 2009, 07:54:57 PM
A plant which is wonderful and smelling strong is here some pictures of the Narziisenwiese within the Alpine pasture valley,  Narzissus poeticus this one year for year fills me with enthusiasm.

Karl



Karl, what simply amazing sight, your photos capture the narcissus pastures with such joy...I am going to see them near Montreux this week and can't wait now I've seen your posting  ;D
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: David Nicholson on May 17, 2009, 07:55:43 PM
Beautiful Karl.
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Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on May 17, 2009, 08:18:39 PM
Gorgeous Karl - simply gorgeous !!!  :o :o
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Post by: Armin on May 18, 2009, 01:43:20 PM
Karl,
I pounce on Luc's comment, simply gorgeous. :o
It reminds of N. poeticus meaodws I've seen in Montreux sur Lausanne, Swiss.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: ruweiss on May 18, 2009, 09:55:45 PM
Incredible Karl, thanks for showing !
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Post by: Lori S. on May 19, 2009, 01:42:12 AM
What wonderful sights!  The meadows full of N. poeticus... breathtaking!  Thank you for posting!
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Post by: ian mcenery on May 19, 2009, 09:28:11 AM
Thank you Karl great photographs

Must think about a trip

Ian
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Maggi Young on May 31, 2009, 04:41:22 PM
A new thread from Karl (Viola) is here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3636.msg95557#new
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: johanneshoeller on June 11, 2009, 06:40:29 PM
Rhodothamnus cham.
Pinguicula a.
Ranunculus alpestris
Dryas octopetala
Silene acaulis
Viola biflora
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on June 19, 2009, 06:47:28 PM
Also this year we have gone to the Dachsstein slab again and experienced a lovely day.
Karl

Bischofsmütze
Gent.verna 83
Primula clusiana
Ranunculus alpestris
Silene acaulis
Soldonella alpina
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on June 19, 2009, 06:54:22 PM
Additional photos from the Salzburg mountains.
Karl

Gentiana verna
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
Viola biflora
Thlaspi rotundifolia
Gentiana clusii
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Maggi Young on June 19, 2009, 06:55:22 PM
Hans, the Dryas octopetala is my favourite!!



Karl, you seem to be very lucky or very clever to choose such fine weather for your trips! :D
The Soldanella alpina is so pretty in the sunshine.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Viola on June 19, 2009, 07:02:47 PM
This year, Maggy, it is difficult beautiful actual I curse to use. fortunately I am in pension and can organize the time.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: David Nicholson on June 19, 2009, 07:27:39 PM
Lovely pictures Hans and Karl. Many thanks for posting them.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Maggi Young on June 19, 2009, 08:05:57 PM
This year, Maggy, it is difficult beautiful actual I curse to use. fortunately I am in pension and can organize the time.

To have a pension is to be a free man! Thank you for sharing the beautiful days with us.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Eric Locke on June 19, 2009, 10:03:57 PM

Thanks Hans and Karl for reminding me of some wonderfull past visits.

Eric
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Post by: Lesley Cox on June 21, 2009, 12:20:50 AM
All lovely plants but I am very taken with Pinguicula alpina. I love these little insectivorous plants. PP. vulgaris and grandiflora do well for me. Fed in the autumn on those tiny insects that infest field mushrooms, they flower superbly in the spring.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Ragged Robin on June 25, 2009, 10:33:37 AM
What a wonderful treat to come back to - thank you Karl and Hans for the beautiful photos of wild flowers from the mountains  :)
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: johanneshoeller on July 18, 2009, 07:00:16 AM
Now you can see thousands of the following plants near my garden and house (Höllengebirge, Langbathsee)
Parnassia palustris
"Gelber Fingerhut" (Digitalis lutea)
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Cyclamen purpurascens
Daphne mezereum
Veratrum album
Gymnadenia conopsea
Epipactis atrorubens
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: cohan on July 18, 2009, 07:55:17 AM
i am seeing this thread rather late (well, i knew it was there, but didnt get to it!)..thanks karl and hans for these trips--such delightful places!
love those early spring flowers--esp callianthemum, and agree with lesley about Pinguicula--nice colour on this one..and of course C purpurascens... i am watching for seed of that one...
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Post by: Ragged Robin on July 18, 2009, 03:27:11 PM
Karl, thanks for posting more photos of the lovely flowerings near you in Austria.  Parnassia palustris is a beautiful flower which I have never seen before - does it grow in damp meadow?  Here in the meadow now we have the height of flowering and there are some spectacular plants.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: johanneshoeller on July 18, 2009, 04:05:59 PM
I am Hans and not Karl, but Karl is my friend.
Yes, Parnassia palustris likes wet and sunny conditions and is easy to grow.
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: Ragged Robin on July 18, 2009, 04:14:15 PM
Hans, my apologies for calling you Karl but both of you obviously love the Austrian Mountainside and flora and it's good to know you are friends  :D
Title: Re: Austrian Mountain
Post by: cohan on July 18, 2009, 07:00:23 PM
I am Hans and not Karl, but Karl is my friend.
Yes, Parnassia palustris likes wet and sunny conditions and is easy to grow.

parnassia is also common here from wet to semi-wet meadows, i suspect it would grow in a garden without too much extra water..
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Post by: David Nicholson on July 18, 2009, 07:22:14 PM
very nice indeed Hans.
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Post by: Paul T on July 19, 2009, 06:20:08 AM
Hans,

Some very special plants grow wild in your area.  :o  I'm intrigued by the Parnassia palustris.  The indented veining is just amazing, quite unlike anything I have come across before.  That in combination with the central arrangement of the flower is extremely striking.  Wow.
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