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Olga Bondareva

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Where the wild daphnes grow...
« on: October 14, 2009, 05:53:35 PM »
Nature of Europe part of Russia is not rich. But there are some places where endemic plants are still alive. Such place is a steppe in 500 km to the south from Moscow. It is relatively dry hills of soft limestone with a thin layer of chernozem, black earth.





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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2009, 05:55:54 PM »
There are only 5 or 6 places in the steppe where grows wild Daphne juliae.







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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2009, 06:01:34 PM »
It prefers sunny dry places. It’s partners are Clematis integrifolia, Iris aphylla, Anemone sylvestris, Adonis vernalis, Pulsatilla patens, Stipa and some other grasses. At the forest borders it could meet with Primula vernallis.







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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2009, 06:02:57 PM »




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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2009, 06:16:30 PM »
There are no Daphne juliae cultivars as I know. So me with my friends decided to find different forms which I saw before.

Alba




Petals shape


Colours


Plant with star-colored flowers which was named Zvezdopad




Plant with some branches with yellow leaves margined by green


Fasciation


Appleblossom


And variegated form


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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 06:22:50 PM »
What an amazing sight that must be. This is all Daphne juliae?
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2009, 06:41:33 PM »
What an amazing sight and wonderful variation Olga, beautifully photographed.  Is it in the Voronezh area? 
Thank you for taking us with you 8)
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2009, 06:57:01 PM »
What a vision, Olga, wonderful to see Daphne growing so wild in this Steppe land - we have a region near where I live that has the same conditions and climate as the Steppes with limestone too and it is covered with Adonis vernalis in the Spring, the only place it grows in Switzerland  :)
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 08:50:32 PM »
Amazing pictures, thanks for sharing them with us.
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2009, 09:08:35 AM »
Stunning pictures Olga !!  :o
What awesome views !!
Thanks so much for showing !!
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2009, 09:22:41 AM »
Olga thank you so much for sharing these wonderful pictures with us, a real treat to brighten up an autumnal morning.
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2009, 10:31:07 AM »
MAGNIFICENT SIGHT
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2009, 09:48:04 PM »

I really am speachless Olga. :o :o :o

WONDERFULL


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Olga Bondareva

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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2009, 11:38:24 AM »
Thank you all!  :D

Quote from: mark smyth on October 14, 2009, 06:22:50 PM
This is all Daphne juliae?

Yes. There is one more Daphne species there, Daphne sophia (= D. altaica = D. taurica).

It is more rare and difficult here.

Ashley
It is in the Kursk area.
« Last Edit: October 17, 2009, 11:44:43 AM by Olga Bondareva »
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Re: Where the wild daphnes grow...
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2009, 05:20:27 PM »
Lovely pics Olga :)
There was a great diversity and that is nice to see.
Hope they will find their way into cultivation.

All the best
Joakim
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