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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Gerard Oud on August 01, 2007, 09:44:46 PM

Title: Real rock garden in Austria
Post by: Gerard Oud on August 01, 2007, 09:44:46 PM

Here are some pictures of a wild rockgarden in the Nockmountains in Austria at 2200 meters above seelevel, for the specialists to determine what kind of flowers they are.

regards Gerard

Title: Re: Real rock garden in Austria
Post by: tonyg on August 01, 2007, 10:02:04 PM

There are some real experts, especially those native to Austria who can help with names.  From my experiences in neighbouring Switzerland I would suggest:
Phyteuma hemisphericum
Saxifraga bryoides
Saponaria ?pumilio - lovely pink flowers, looks like it would make a good addition to my rock garden!
Veratrum album
Adenostyles (pink) and Aconitum (creamy yellow) spp

Are there more pics?  It is great for those of us stuck at home in the lowlands to be able to share in these mountain visits.  Thanks!

Title: Re: Real rock garden in Austria
Post by: ranunculus on August 01, 2007, 10:56:56 PM

I'm with you all the way Tony....oh, and the Aconitum looks like A. vulparia while the Adenostyles is probably A. glabra.

Great to see your fine images Gerard.

Title: Re: Real rock garden in Austria
Post by: Gerard Oud on August 02, 2007, 05:31:38 AM

These are all sorry, i have more but they are the same with more kb, i can send them if you like.

regards Gerard