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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Jo Bogaerts on November 27, 2011, 02:58:00 PM

Title: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Jo Bogaerts on November 27, 2011, 02:58:00 PM: I would like to have the name of this variety, thanks in advance ?
Photo is taken in Botanical Garden in Trömso , north Norway in July.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6411679089_3f1240794f_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo-bogaerts/6411679089/)
naamloos (1 van 1Noord Noorwegen, Tromso) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo-bogaerts/6411679089/) by Jo Bogaerts2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jo-bogaerts/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Kees Jan on November 27, 2011, 03:57:50 PM: I would say clearly a Saxifraga of some sort. But there are many to choose from... Some pics of other bits of the plant would help to narrow the choice.
Title: Re: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Jo Bogaerts on November 27, 2011, 05:14:02 PM: Ok , thanks , hereby a picture of the whole plant .I hope this helsp?
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6412441829_aaf0a2a11d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo-bogaerts/6412441829/)
naamloos (1 van 1Noord Noorwegen, Tromso)-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo-bogaerts/6412441829/) by Jo Bogaerts2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jo-bogaerts/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Kees Jan on November 27, 2011, 05:42:33 PM: Saxifraga melanocentra!
Title: Re: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Jo Bogaerts on November 27, 2011, 06:05:47 PM: I thank you very much Kees Jan for such a quick reply !!!
Nice site , and very helpfull !!!
Thanks again . Jo
Title: Re: Can someone give me the name please?
Post by: Lesley Cox on November 27, 2011, 09:06:47 PM: Sometimes a smaller picture helps. :) I ordered seed of this once. I wish it had been true instead of the very ordinary mossy sax which eventuated. :'(