Alpines in Armenia

[Carlo]

Well...it'd be great to meet some of you and see a few gardens off the beaten path. I
haven't planned the flight yet and don't have dates, except for the May 24th
festivities...

(but I fear we're getting away from Alpines in Armenia...so back to your regularly
scheduled programming...)

[Casalima]

Oops - I'd better reedit Carlo... 

It wasn't a joke this time? (sorry, couldn't resist )


Super, super photographs, Stellan!!!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You're being naughty Chloë 
And no, it was no joke... senior moment I guess 

[Rafa]

Amazing pictures thank you!

An Oncocyclus with a Juno like flower!! very rare. It could an Iris camillae?

[mark smyth]

Unbelievable journeys. Just been looking at your web site. Friends have done similar trips on motor bikes, like Ewan McGreggor has done done, and by car but for the fun and not botanising

[shelagh]

Hi Stellan, what wonderful pictures.  I visited the website and was captivated by the Campanula to the right of the field of Camps. on the Blombilder fran Armenien page, Do you know which one it is? Does anyone know which one it is? I definitely wabt seed of that.

[ChrisB]

Great thread here Stellan.  I was at the talk your brother gave to our Belford group about his trips to Armenia last year, and you were in some of his slides.  What a pair of gad abouts you are.  Bravo!

[stellan]

shelagh wrote:
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> Hi Stellan, what wonderful pictures.  I visited the website and was
> captivated by the Campanula to the right of the field of Camps. on the
> Blombilder fran Armenien page, Do you know which one it is? Does
> anyone know which one it is? I definitely wabt seed of that.

I don't know which species it was. I found it at Mount Aragat 12 000 feet. I was where in July so no seeds to collect. I found later other Campanula both in Armenia and Georgia and I have seeds from them. I'll give the seeds to my brother and I think next year or 2009 there will be plants for the market.



/Stellan
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[hadacekf]

Stellan,
Wonderful shots of great scenery with interesting plants of your unbelievable journeys. Thank you for sharing them with us!

[ranunculus]

Superb images Stellan....many thanks.

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

Some pictures from Armenia in April this year.

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

Some more

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

and some more

[Maggi Young]

Super landscape, the colours of the Novorank pic are extraordinary.  Looks pretty but cold!
The Corydalis nariniana is just lovely... is it growing with Gageas in the wide shot? 
Very good Rheum leaves, too.
 Do Euphorbias grow all over the world? It seem they appear just about everywhere!

[Carlo]

Maggi,
The short answer on Euphorbias is YES...

There are about 2000 species...widely distributed in the tropics, subtropics and temperate regions...and in many habitats within those regions. There is also FANTASTIC diversity. My favorites are houseplants--the succulent and caudiciform species from Madagascar and Africa...