Re: Flowers at G20, was Iris x norrisii

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Paige,

good call. Delphinium are currently in full bloom and available as
cut-flower at this time. Cymbidium literally the whole year through.

And thanks for the correct use of 'gestalt', which literally means
'form, appearance'. Now living in Germany and having needed to learn
the language, I am always amazed how German words worked their way into
English, but often the meaning gets twisted. Mensch = human being
(nothing more), Angst = fear, and, of course our favourite, verbotten =
forbidden. Interestingly, kindergarten is no longer used in German, it
is really an English word at this point of its evolution.

cheers, all,

Jamie

Cologne/Köln

Am 12.07.2017 um 20:22 schrieb Paige Woodward paige@hillkeep.ca
[iris-species]:
> Dear all: I still haven’t seen any clear enlargements of the G20 bouquets, but sometimes experts can recognize a plant by its gestalt — the “impression” of the sum of its traits. After notes from Jim Waddick and Jim Murrain, I’m betting that:
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> — the pale blue flowers are some cultivar of Delphinium elatum — see the Delphinium Society’s gallery here http://www.delphinium-society.co.uk/DelphiniumGallery.html . The stems in the vases are short; they must have been trimmed.
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> — the cream flowers are a Cymbidium orchid. There are so many species and cultivars that I haven’t tried to track this further.
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> Thank you, Jim and Jim.
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> Paige
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