[Fwd: Plant ID]

http://picasaweb.google.com/xprunara/PLantID?authkey=ac_KQ_B4Oag

Dear All,
If the link in my previous mail doesn't work please try the above.
Thanks.
Mario.
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  • Subject: Plant ID
  • From: M* B* <m*@onvol.net>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:27:17 +0100
Dear All,
Would appreciate your help with identifying two plants (photos in a Picasa web album at *http://picasaweb.google.com/xprunara/PLantID?authkey=ac_KQ_B4Oag*).
The first is a climbing or rambling rose (are these terms interchangeable?) growing in an abandoned lot. Took a few cuttings in January, and they seem to be doing quite well (I noticed the first new leaves about two weeks ago). The site is very exposed, and in a very polluted area. The rose must be very tough, and probably quite old. It’s evergreen, quite thorny, produces single, medium-sized flowers (did not notice any clusters). Can’t say whether they’re scented or not, but if they are scented their scent is probably towards the weaker end of the scale (otherwise I would have noticed it while taking the photos).
I'm an absolute ignoramus in this area, but I'm pretty sure this particular specimen must have escaped from someone's garden - the only rose that occurs naturally here (in Malta) is the Evergreen Rose (Rosa sempervirens), and our friend is surely not one of those.
The second is a weed I've 'adopted'. This probably makes me an apostate in gardening circles but it looked interesting and I couldn't resist waiting to see how it would turn out. This is now in its second season, having made its first appearance early in 2007. Went into hibernation at one point but started to grow again quite soon after - the photos were taken in February, soon after it re-activated itself. It's continued to grow rapidly since then and has become quite straggly. It's never flowered, but someone claims to have seen a specimen with small orange flowers. Haven't seen this myself so I can't be sure it's not a case of mistaken identity. 

Thanks and regards,
Mario.

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