Re: Fun to touch plants
- Subject: Re: Fun to touch plants
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:56:25 +1200
Vavourakis wrote:
>
> In winter I visited Arkitsa, a small resort town across from the island of Evia.
> While walking along the beach I spotted a field of silver wooly ruffled plants
> which were so decorative and tactile, I reached down and pulled a small one up
> by the roots. It has turned out to be a papaver, although I'm not sure which
> kind (atlanticum?) and has been blooming for weeks now. The buds nod, then look
> upward when ready to open. Deep buttery yellow flowers. In this case, the
> touching came first and the flower was a bonus!
Karen
A_Yellow_ flowered poppy growing on the beach would surely be a
Glaucium. All the Medit Papavers I can find in my book (Just a book of
wildflowers not a proper flora) have pink purple or red flowers and
moreover Glauciums are typically beach plants.
Atlanticum I know little about, but Harkness says it is dull orange and
comes from Morocco. It is also 1-2 feet tall, so doesn't sound much lke
your treasure.
Glaucium must be a very widespread genus, as we also get horned poppies
on our beaches here.
--
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand, SW Pacific. 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Time
