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<title><![CDATA[Blomstring i drivhuset]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Britt Åse</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; De driver på, pelargonene, og det er veldig hyggelig å gå innom på inspeksjonsrunder nå.]]></description>
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<p>De driver på, pelargonene, og det er veldig hyggelig å gå innom på inspeksjonsrunder nå.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[#172 Spain 09/07/29]]></title>
<link>http://worldwidecovers.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/172-spain-090729/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Florian</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[José Luís sent me this beautiful cover from his hometown Gijón. The two 2009 stamps commemorates the]]></description>
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<p>The two 2009 stamps commemorates the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonium">Pelargonium</a> flowers and the Spanish Moon Moth (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graellsia_isabellae"><em>Graellsia isabellae</em></a>).</p>
<p>Thank you for the cover!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday's flower]]></title>
<link>http://bluemilkjug.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/fridays-flower-4/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>drkan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Red pelargonium A little red pelargonium which has pretty much flowered constantly since we moved in]]></description>
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<p>A little red pelargonium which has pretty much flowered constantly since we moved into our house ten months ago.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunrise in Saghbine]]></title>
<link>http://armigatus.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/sunrise-in-saghbine/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>armigatus</dc:creator>
<guid>http://armigatus.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/sunrise-in-saghbine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Those images were taken from the Macharef Saghbine hotel in Saghbine, a village near the Qaraoun lak]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MALVONES]]></title>
<link>http://carolinagarden.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/malvones/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>carjim</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Al género Pelargonium pertenecen tres especies cultivadas en casi todo el mundo para la ornamentació]]></description>
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<p>Al género Pelargonium pertenecen tres especies cultivadas en casi todo el mundo para la ornamentación de jardines, balcones y patios.</p>
<h3><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#999999;">Son el Malvón, el Geranio y el Malvón Pensamiento.</span></span></h3>
<h2><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">El Malvón</span></strong></h2>
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<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Características</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Reconocemos al Malvón por la mancha oscura en forma de herradura que tienen sus hojas</span>. De flores blancas, rosadas y rojas, posee una floración contínua desde la primavera hasta fines del otoño.</p>
<p>La mayoría de las variedades cultivadas son de talla mediana, de 40 a 60 centímetros de altura; en algunos casos sin una poda adecuada, la planta supera el metro de altura.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Ubicación del malvón</strong></span></p>
<p>Se cultiva sin dificultades en jardines soleados, balcones protegidos de los vientos fuertes y macetas en el exterior, donde reciba luz solar directa durante 4 a 5 horas diarias.</p>
<p>Sensible a las heladas, conviene protegerlos de los vientos fríos del sur y sudoeste en invierno.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Suelo que requiere</strong></span></p>
<p>Crece favorablemente en diferentes tipos de suelo. Los mejores resultados se obtienen cultivados en un sustrato suelto con mediana fertilidad y buen drenaje.</p>
<p>En los suelos muy fértiles con alto contenido de nitrógeno forma abundante follaje pero la cantidad de flores disminuye.</p>
<p>Se adapta a suelos poco profundos pues sus raíces se desarrollan cerca de la superficie hasta 15 centímetros de profundidad.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Preparación del suelo</strong></span></p>
<p>Los malvones se ubican en lugares altos del jardín o con leve pendiente donde no se produzca el anegamiento del terreno.</p>
<p>La tierra se remueve hasta 20 centímetros de profundidad con ayuda de una pala, una o dos semanas antes de la plantación. Para alivianar el terreno se agrega resaca de río y arena en cantidad moderada.</p>
<p>El potasio (K) contenido en las cenizas de vegetales produce un intenso colorido en las hojas y plantas de menor porte.</p>
<p>La harina de huesos incorporada al terreno antes de la plantación (300 gramos por metro cuadrado) mejora la floración de los malvones.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Plantación</strong></span></p>
<p>La planta se separa de la maceta que la contiene cubriendo el sustrato que la contiene cubriendo el sustrato con la mano, sosteniendo con los dedos los tallos y dando un golpe suave en el borde para desprenderla.</p>
<p>Se colocan en el jardín cuando haya pasado el período de heladas distanciados a 30-35 centímetros.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Propagación</strong></span></p>
<p>Las semillas adquiridas de buen origen se siembran en almácigo durante el otoño y la primavera.</p>
<p>El método más práctico de propagación de los malvones es por esquejes herbáceos realizados en primavera, verano y otoño.</p>
<p>Se colocan en maceta utilizando suelo, con 4 partes de tierra negra común, 3 partes de resaca de río, 2 partes de arena o perlita y 1 parte de harina de hueso, hasta el momento de la plantación en el jardín o balcón.</p>
<p>En este medio pueden permanecer sin dificultad con abundante floración hasta el otoño.</p>
<p>Las plantas logradas en otoño, se mantienen en macetas con escaso riego en un lugar luminoso y protegido de las heladas hasta primavera.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Riego</strong></span></p>
<p>El primer riego después de la plantación se hace en forma pausada para afirmar correctamente la planta al terreno.</p>
<p>Los riegos sucesivos se realizan 2 veces por semana durante la época de floración. En invierno puede permanecer sin riego.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Fertilización</strong></span></p>
<p>El agregado de harina de huesos para la preparación del cantero, no hace necesario recurrir al empleo de fertilizantes para mejorar la floración del malvón durante el primer año.</p>
<p>Las plantas que permanecen en el jardín durante varios años se fertilizan en la siguiente primavera con compuestos granulados. El fertilizante a base de Nitrógeno (N), Fósforo (P) y Potasio (K) en concentraciones de 15% aplicado en el suelo alrededor de las plantas, 20 gramos por metro cuadrado, cada dos meses a partir del inicio de la primavera permite mantener el crecimiento y floración durante varios meses.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Cuidados del Malvón</strong></span></p>
<p>La plantación en los jardines se realiza pasado el peligro de heladas, a comienzos de la primavera.</p>
<p>El riego moderado, cada 3 o 4 días en primavera y verano evita la putrefacción de las raíces.</p>
<p>Los restos de las flores se cortan para favorecer las posteriores floraciones.</p>
<p>Durante el invierno se deben proteger de las heladas intensas. En primavera una poda vigorosa estimula la brotación y floración.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Conceptos prácticos</strong></span></p>
<p>Los esquejes que se colocan en el sustrato después de 2-3 horas de su preparación enraizan con facilidad. También se aconseja como alternativa dejarlos en un recipiente con agua unos días para enraizar, de lo contrario se corre el riesgo de que se pudran las raíces o se generen raíces débiles.</p>
<p>Tienen mayor cantidad de flores si se plantan en lugares soleados y con buena circulación de aire.</p>
<p>Para aumentar la floración se pulveriza sobre el follaje una solución de ácido giberélico en primavera y se repite la aplicación en verano.</p>
<p>La práctica aconseja renovar los malvones cada 2–3 años.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>El malvón en balcones</strong></span></p>
<p>Los tallos carnosos son poco resistentes a los vientos fuertes; con reparo y buena luminosidad se cultiva sin inconvenientes en balcones elevados.</p>
<p>Los maceteros permiten el desarrollo de sus raíces contando con suelo o sustrato liviano y con buen drenaje.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Suelo conveniente y cultivo</strong></span></p>
<p>Se renueva el suelo y agrega resaca de río hasta lograr un sustrato suelto. La incorporación de 20-30 gramos de harina de huesos por planta estimula la floración.</p>
<p>La plantación se efectúa a fines de setiembre y se eligen días frescos o nublados para evitar los daños producidos por el calor.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Riego y fertilización</strong></span></p>
<p>Prosperan convenientemente con riego cada 3-4 días en primavera y verano. Durante otoño e invierno es suficiente regar una vez por semana.</p>
<p>Tres semanas después de la plantación se agregan 2 gramos de fertilizante granulado por planta para anticipar la floración. Con una segunda aplicación en enero se mantienen el ritmo de floración inicial.</p>
<p><span style="color:#808000;"><strong>Cuidados</strong></span></p>
<p>Durante el período de floración no debe regarse en exceso. Las flores secas se cortan periódicamente.</p>
<p>El malvón perdura en el balcón por varios años. Es conveniente renovar las plantas cada dos años para lograr óptima floración.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Containers Garden Geraniums]]></title>
<link>http://donbelvedereflowersandgifts.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/containers-garden-geraniums/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>marinvit</dc:creator>
<guid>http://donbelvedereflowersandgifts.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/containers-garden-geraniums/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This garden favorite known for bright red or hot pink flowers has the Latin name Pelargonium and the]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This garden favorite known for bright red or <strong>hot pink flowers</strong> has the Latin name <strong>Pelargonium</strong> and the common name Geranium. <strong>Pelargonium hortorum</strong> are also called Common<strong> Garden Geraniums</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Perennial garden geraniums</strong> grow up to 3 feet tall (or more) and have a shrubby habit. The leaves are slightly hairy and aromatic measuring from 1 to 3 inches across. Older plants have woody stems. Leaves can be solid green or have edging in red, yellow or brown. There are many<strong> different hybrids of geraniums</strong>, some with scalloped leafs and some with colorful edges or centers.</p>
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<p>Their asymmetrical flowers have two petals that point up and three that point down. Some resemble orchids and are bred to have similar colors. <strong>Pelargonium flower</strong> colors range from white to pink, deep reds, purple, peachy oranges, to deep salmon. Color hues can be gentle pastels or neon bright colors that stop traffic.</p>
<p>Pelargoniums are native to South Africa so they can take heat and bloom almost year round. In my heavy, clay soil they do well with occasional water. They can take full sun to part shade, but if it gets over 100 degrees in the afternoon they will need shade during that time.</p>
<p><strong>Geraniums in containers:</strong><strong> Geraniums grow</strong> well in containers. Many European villages are known for their bright geraniums dripping in vibrant flowers from every window box and balcony. However, they require a bit more water than plants growing in the garden. The smaller the pot, the faster the plant will dry out. If your geraniums are drying out too fast, try mixing in some water-retaining crystals from your local nursery.</p>
<p><strong>Propagation:</strong> Geraniums are easy to root. I&#8217;ve had great luck just sticking branches in the ground. Be sure that one of the joints in the branch is underground. This part tends to form roots the fastest and help get your plant established quicker. If the ground is kept moist for the first week or two they should take easily. Rainy season is a great time to plant cuttings directly in the ground because Mother Nature does the watering for you. It is also possible to root geraniums in a jar of clean water.</p>
<p>Geraniums can also be grown from seed. Many seed companies offer their special hybrids with dazzling color combinations. But seeds from hybrid plants will not remain &#8216;true&#8217;. Meaning they will not be the same at the parent plant. It is so much easier to root a cutting and you know you will get the exact same plant.</p>
<p><strong>Scented Geraniums:</strong> Several different <strong>versions of Pelargonium</strong> are grown for their scented leaves. Geranium scents include rose, apple, lime and mint. These plants also grow to about 3 feet tall. Their leafs may not be as large or as round as the Garden Geraniums and growth can be leggy but the scent is worth it. Scented geraniums are not usually grown for their flowers as they are normally small, pink and only bloom in the spring. Gather fresh cuttings to scent a room or hang them to dry for use in potpourri.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Scilly Mauve]]></title>
<link>http://emilies.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/mauvesscilly-mauve/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>emilies</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[     Herewith a bunch of Scilly Mauves. This family of scented Pelargonium’s or Geraniums grow wild ]]></description>
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<link>http://deathowlz.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/27/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>deathowlz</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Taste of Pelargonium]]></title>
<link>http://kojikis.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/taste-of-pelargonium/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kojiki</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Pelargonium word comes from the Greek pelargos, meaning stork. The same applies surname Geranium com]]></description>
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<p align="justify">Pelargonium word comes from the Greek pelargos, meaning stork. The same applies surname Geranium comes from the Greek word geranos which means crane.</p>
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<p align="justify">Pelargonium are known for their fragrant foliage. Fragrances that contain lemon, pineapple, rose, lime, apple and peppermint. Chop or cut the leaves finely and use to flavor cakes, jellies, sauces and vinegar. The flowers you can use to decorate the summerfood they are edible! Best suited is a Pelargonium graveolens found in varying aroma and flavor.</p>
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1 ½ dl whipping cream<br />
1 ½ dl sugar<br />
1 large or 2 small eggs<br />
2 dl wheat flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp vanilla sugar<br />
A handful of fresh leaves of the rose scented pelargonium</td>
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1 dl icing sugar<br />
1 tsp vanilla sugar<br />
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Leaves and flowers of Rose scented Pelargonium or Angel Pelargonium</td>
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Add egg and stir then reduce flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar.<br />
Grease a form with removable bottom and dress form with pelargonium leaves. Pour in batter. Cook in 175 ° about 20 min. Feel with a stick to the cake is ready. Overturn the cake and allow to cool. In the meantime, mix your glaze. When cake is cold, you can bre to glaze and decorate the top with some pelargonium flowers and leaves. Also suitable for muffins. You may freeze them if you want!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Are there any translate problems let me know!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Summer garden: colour and scent]]></title>
<link>http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/the-summer-garden-colour-and-scent/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 16:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>angelcel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/the-summer-garden-colour-and-scent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When I moved to my current home I inherited a garden permanently planted with perennial plants that ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1403" title="Pelargonium" src="http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/pelargonium.gif" alt="Pelargonium" width="187" height="187" />When I moved to my current home I inherited a garden permanently planted with perennial plants that just grow and grow and need little care except for an occasional gentle pruning session. That&#8217;s wonderful, but it doesn&#8217;t allow me to ring the changes now and again through the use of Summer bedding plants.  These plants are mostly regarded and treated as annuals, intended really to last just one season (although some can and do last longer &#8211; some of them self-seeding all over your garden if you allow them to).  What I love about these Summer plants is that they quickly allow me to be creative with colour in the garden, giving it a different look and feel in much the same way as changing a few accessories in a room will give a fresh new look to a space. </p>
<p>Just recently we created some new borders along the edges of our terrace and now that May has come around I&#8217;m really back in my element, practising my exterior design skills, picking colour combinations of bedding plants and planting them out in the borders.  This year I&#8217;ve gone for a combination of pink and white, with an occasional accent of very, very pale lemon yellow.  My reason for picking this pale colour palette was very specific.  Our terrace was <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1412" title="Gardening tools" src="http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/geranium-potted.jpg" alt="Gardening tools" width="126" height="187" />newly created this Spring and I&#8217;m anticipating many evenings spent outside, either lingering over dinner or sitting and enjoying the evening over a glass of wine.  The colour white, or anything near white will reflect back what little light is still available so that the pale flowers outside will act as tiny beacons at dusk.  If you want to be a purist and just work with white alone this can look absolutely stunning, especially when combined with silvery leaved plants against a backdrop of deep greens.    If, on the other hand, you&#8217;re looking to create the warm atmosphere of a Mediterranean garden then choose flowering plants that fall in the red / pink/ orange range. </p>
<p>Another aspect of the garden worth considering is scent.  Most Summer bedding plants don&#8217;t carry significant scent <img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1409" title="Alyssum" src="http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/alyssum.jpg" alt="Alyssum" width="135" height="123" />but there are some little superstars that I think are well worth including.  Top of the list for me would be the humble alyssum.  Its tiny flowers produce the most heavenly honey-sweet scent so it&#8217;s no surprise that I&#8217;ve included many of them in my Summer planting scheme.  </p>
<p>The choice of Summer bedding plants is vast and the fun is in working out your own colour combinations and planting scheme.  Go to your local plant nursery, see what is available and take advice from the staff there, always bearing in mind the ultimate height and spread of your chosen plants. </p>
<p>Just for quick reference, here are a few of my favourite Summer bedding plants:</p>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1414" title="Geraniums, red" src="http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/geraniums-red.jpg" alt="Geraniums, red" width="187" height="130" />Pelargonium / Geranium</strong> &#8211; essentially one and the same plant but they do look distinctly different.    Pelargoniums, which are susceptible to frost, have beautiful frilly flowers and unusual &#8216;crinkle-cut&#8217; leaves.  Geraniums are sold as both Summer bedding plants and border perennials <em>(plants that flower and/or grow year after year).  </em>Some varietes have pretty, variegated <em>(multi-coloured)</em> leaves.  Flower colours<strong>:</strong> white, pink, red and red/orange.   Scent: The flowers have no scent but the plant itself has a distinctive and pleasant smell that always reminds me of Summer. </p>
<p>I like these plants because they tend to be very forgiving and don&#8217;t mind the heat.  You won&#8217;t find them wilting at the end of a long hot day and if you forget to water them one day they won&#8217;t sulk and wither.</p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1417" title="Marigold" src="http://voixdouce.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/marigold1.jpg" alt="Marigold" width="187" height="140" />Marigold:</strong>  Once so common in our gardens but I read recently that they have so declined in popularity that some varietes may disappear entirely.  Maybe it&#8217;s the colour range that puts people off because they are typically coloured bright orange.  In fact other varieties are also available from red/orange in colour through to yellow and even white.  (The very pale lemon yellow highlights in my planting scheme this year are from marigolds).  Again, they&#8217;re fairly robust little plants and have the added advantage that a few flower petals can be used to brighten up Summer salads.  I have also read that their presence in the flower border may help to deter certain garden pests.  This may be something to do with the distinctive smell of the foliage, which is in some ways is similar to the geranium.  Either way, this is also a smell that I associate with long hot Summers.</p>
<p><strong>Alyssum:</strong> Only growing to about 4 inches in height, they are best placed at the front of the border.  What they lack in height they more than make up for in scent.  &#8216;Alyssum&#8217; in Greek means &#8216;against madness&#8217; and though I can&#8217;t vouch for that (!) what I can tell you is that the scent of these tiny flowers always, always makes me feel happy.  I have traditional white alyssum in my plant border and in pots dotted all over the garden but you may find other varieties available in pale pink, through to biscuit coloured and lemon.  This as far as I&#8217;m concerned is a &#8216;must have&#8217; in the garden.</p>
<p><strong>Lobelia:  </strong>Another plant for the edges of flower borders, this is also very often used in hanging baskets where it forms a cascade of small blue or white flowers.  Very pretty &#8211; and better still, it attracts butterflies to the garden.</p>
<p><strong>Begonia: </strong>There are many varieties of this lovely plant growing to all different sizes.  In tropical or sub tropical climates they will go on growing.  Here in the UK they are treated as Summer bedding plants and the type I&#8217;m specifically referring to here are the miniature variety and often used as useful space fillers in Summer borders and pots.  Coming in a variety of flower and leaf colours they grow to no more than about 8 inches in height, have an abundance of flowers with deep yellow centres and healthy, fleshy leaves that make them appear particularly lush.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Questi sono gli espositori di Perugia Flower Show 2009, la seconda edizione della prima mostra merca]]></description>
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<p>Questi sono gli espositori di Perugia Flower Show 2009, la seconda edizione della prima mostra mercato di piante rare ed inconsuete:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">1.<strong>AMATO ALOE</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">produzione e trasformazione piante di aloe arborescens e aloe vera.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">2.<strong>ARTEFARE</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">arredamento in ferro battuto </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">3.<strong>ASS. AMICI DELLE ORTENSIE</strong> </span><span class="style11">espone ortensie e promozione dell&#8217; associazione.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">4.<strong>AZ.AGR. CASAGOLA</strong> espone </span>cosmesi legata all&#8217; olio extravergine di oliva ai polifenoli dell&#8217; uva del sagrantino e alle erbe aromatiche.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">5.<strong>AZ.AGR. MICHELAZZI</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante palustri e acquatiche autoctone del lago di Massaciuccoli</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">6.<strong>AZ.AGR.</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">BARBERIS SABRINA</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span>Ciclamino e 200 varietà di viole.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">7.<strong>ROSE BARNI</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">ibridazione e produzione di piante di rose. rosai in vaso in varieta&#8217;: English roses, ibride di thea, floribunde, striscianti e ricadenti, rampicanti antichi e moderni.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">8.<strong>BUFFA </strong>espone </span>Peonie erbacee e arbustive, papaveri perenni e anemoni giapponesi.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">9.<strong>CASTELLANETA VINCENZO</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante carnivore.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">10.<strong>CIPRIANI PIANTE</strong> espone </span>piante acidofile, piante da frutto, peonie erbacee ed arboree, agapanthus, begonie varie e cuphea</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">11.<strong>CRISTINA CAFFI</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">rose in seta, scialli, sciarpe e parei.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">12.<strong>DROVANDI PAOLO</strong> <span> </span>espone </span>piante grasse da collezione e bambu&#8217;.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">13.<strong>ERMINI E MANGANI</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante succulenti, caudiciformi, rarità&#8217;.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">14.<strong>F</strong></span><span class="style6"><strong>.LLI PISCHEDDA</strong> espone </span>piante aromatiche ed officinali coltivate in vaso, piante di peperoncini (oltre 50 varietà), perenni ed insolite, spezie e aromatiche essiccate in busta.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">15.<strong>IL MEGLIO</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">prodotti ortofrutticoli particolari ed alimentari tipici umbri.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">16.<strong>GARDEN CLUB PERUGIA</strong> espone </span>promozione delle attività di garden club Perugia, attività di formazione e attività didattiche per adulti e bambini volte al rispetto dell&#8217; ambiente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">17.<strong>GRAMAGLIA</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">MARCO E PAOLO</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span><span class="style11">peperoncini, essenze, viridaria.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">18.<strong>AZ.AGR.</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">HORTUS HESPERIDIS</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span>piante di agrumi e ulivi, specie e diverse varietà.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">19.<strong>SOC.AGR.I CAMPI MIRAFLORES</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">Collezione di Hemerocallis a radice nuda, specie botaniche di Enteroclisma e varietà storiche ritrovate.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">20.<strong>I SAPONI</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">DI BRANCALE MARCO</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span>saponi particolari.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">21.<strong>IL LAVANDETO</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">DI ASSISI</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone<span> </span></span><span class="style11">varietà di lavande.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">22.<strong>IL POSTO</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">DELLE MARGHERITE</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span>Erbacee perenni e graminacee ornamentali.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">23. <strong>IL PRINCIPE IRIS</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">collezione di iris.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">24.<strong>ITALSEMENTI</strong> espone </span>semi da   orto, prato, giardino e bulbi da fiore.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">25.<strong>KORPORAL BOOKS</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">editoria di settore specializzata.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">26.<strong>LA BOTTEGA DELLA FANTASIA</strong> espone </span>complementi   d&#8217;arredo decorati a mano con la tecnica del decoupage.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">27.<strong>LA FORNACINA</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">ceramiche artistiche.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">28.<strong>LA MAISON PROVENZALE</strong> espone </span>tovaglie   provenzali antimacchia, essenze profumate, rose in legno.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">29.<strong>L&#8217; ALBERO DELLA VITA</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">miele e derivati, cosmesi naturali.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">30.<strong>L&#8217; ALBERO DIVENTO&#8217;</strong> espone </span>arredamento   da giardino per bambini.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">32.<strong>LE ROSE BIJOUX</strong> espone le rose     bijoux</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">33.<strong>LENZI AGRUMI</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">produzione di agrumi ornamentali coltivati in vaso.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:-7.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">34.<strong>L&#8217; ERBAIO DELLA     GORRA</strong> espone </span>erbacee perenni per il giardino tardo-estivo e autunnale,     collezioni di Aster d’autunno, Heucheraa, Sedum, graminacee ornamentali.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">35.<strong>LILIUM AQUAE</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante acquatiche e palustri e originali contenitori per     giardini acquatici di ogni dimensione</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">36.<strong>LO ZODIACO</strong> espone manufatti artigiani artistici in terracotta     per l&#8217;arredo del giardino.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">37.<strong>MAGI ANTONIO</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">rose e piante da esterno e arredamento per il giardino.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">38.<strong>MALVAROSA</strong> espone </span>geranei.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">39.<strong>MARSILI FIORIERE</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">fioriere verticali.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">40.<strong>MARTELLARO VINCENZO</strong> espone vendita di innovativa testina per decespuigliatori.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">41.<strong>MASSARRONI </strong>espone </span><span class="style11">piante ornamentali ed esempi di progettazione di giardini.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">42.<strong>MONDOROSE</strong> espone </span>rose     antiche, botaniche e moderne da collezione.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">43.<strong>ORCHIDEE RARE</strong></span><strong> <span class="style6">DI GARBASSO LILIANA</span></strong><span class="style6"> espone </span><span class="style11">orchidee botaniche e     ibridi.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">44.<strong>PAGLIOLI CLAUDIO</strong> espone pianta della catambra.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">45.<strong>PIANTE CARNIVORE LUPINO</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante carnivore.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">46.<strong>PLANTAS Y VIENTO</strong> espone </span>collezione       di tillandsie.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">47.<strong>QUARNERO CACTUS</strong> espone </span><span class="style11">piante grasse.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">48.<strong>COOP.AGR. RAMO D&#8217; ORO</strong> espone aceti di melone, aceto di       mirtillo, aceti di vino, aceto di miele, salse piccanti, gelatina di vino       moscato e frutta, gelatine di vino moscato e fiori, idromele.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">50.<strong>ROCCO MASSIMO </strong>espone </span>bacche, baccelli, cortecce, legni, spezie e granaglie di origine       tropicale e una nuova linea di prodotti a base di fiori di Lavanda bleu       dell’Alta Provenza.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"><span class="style6">51.<strong>ROSANOVA </strong>espone </span><span class="style11">editoria specializzata.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">52.<strong>TERRA E COLORE</strong> espone piante       balsamiche, lavorazione di bonsai e composizioni in idrocoltura di piante       da interno.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bit un-settled today, volatile, over-eaten-on-fruit-pastilles-strange. Blooms are everyw]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">I&#8217;m a bit un-settled today, volatile, over-eaten-on-fruit-pastilles-strange.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://specificflavourandthemobileslaughterunit.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/bloom2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1753" title="bloom2" src="http://specificflavourandthemobileslaughterunit.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/bloom2.jpg" alt="bloom2" width="378" height="283" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Blooms are everywhere now.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Blood red wallflowers, ballerina tulips and all coloured anemones.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">The one flower that I do miss is my favourite ranunculus with its nodding, ball heads.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I was reminded of it when I saw some through a window, earlier today, when out on a long walk.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://specificflavourandthemobileslaughterunit.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/bloom3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1756" title="bloom3" src="http://specificflavourandthemobileslaughterunit.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/bloom3.jpg" alt="bloom3" width="378" height="283" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">And to come, of course, the swelling buds of peonies, which must be voted the best bud around, surely.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I love them for their buds probably more than for their flowers.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">So long, mesdames et messieurs, à bientôt!</p>
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<p><span style="color:#993300;"> &#62; Thierry LAUGIER</span></p>
<div id="attachment_1024" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 430px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1024" href="http://beaumontsnatureenville.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/le-brun-des-pelargoniums/le-brun/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1024 " title="le-brun" src="http://beaumontsnatureenville.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/le-brun.jpg" alt="Le brun des pélargoniums. Cliché Thierry Laugier." width="420" height="321" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Le Brun des pélargoniums. Cliché Thierry Laugier.</p></div>
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<p>C&#8217;est d&#8217;un papillon exotique que je vais vous entretenir .</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Un papillon exotique chez nous, en pleine agglomération parisienne ? Oui, parfaitement !</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ne croyez pas, toutefois, que, par la faveur du réchauffement climatique, Ornithoptères, Danaïdes et autres Morphos aient envahi l&#8217;Ile de France &#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Il s&#8217;agit, en fait, d&#8217;un bien modeste Lépidoptère.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Son nom : le Brun des Pélargoniums, <em>Cacyreus marshalli</em> en latin.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mais passons aux présentations.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="text-decoration:none;">Qui est-il ?</span></span></em></span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ce papillon est, à première vue, un des plus discrets qui soient. D&#8217;une envergure d&#8217;à peine deux centimètres, son dessus est uniformément brun-noir avec quelques reflets rougeâtres.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">C&#8217;est dire s&#8217;il semble, de prime abord, insignifiant&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mais ne nous limitons pas à cette première (et fausse impression), et approchons-nous. Nous avons affaire à un papillon sensiblement différent de ceux que nous avons l&#8217;habitude de voir en Europe . Il est même très beau, avec ses deux fines « queues » aux ailes postérieures. Celles-ci n&#8217;ont pas qu&#8217;une finalité esthétique, et servent de leurres aux prédateurs éventuels ; elles miment, en effet de fausses antennes -et l&#8217;illusion est encore accentuée par la présence d&#8217;ocelles, à leur base, imitant des yeux. Le prédateur (un oiseau, par exemple) croit avoir attrapé la tête du papillon, mais doit constater, tout penaud, que ce dernier a réussi à s&#8217;échapper&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En outre, lorsqu&#8217;il referme ses ailes, il laisse voir un dessous gris, finement marbré de brun et de blanc, qui lui offre un excellent camouflage (on parle d&#8217;une coloration <strong>cryptique</strong>).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mais reste à découvrir le plus intéressant : l&#8217;histoire de ce papillon.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">D&#8217;où vient-il ?</span></em></span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ce minuscule papillon nous vient d&#8217;Afrique du Sud, plus précisément de la province du Cap.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Les premiers spécimens observés en Europe l&#8217;ont été en 1990, aux Baléares : sa chenille avait été acheminée avec des pieds de pélargoniums (le géranium ornemental) : un « passager clandestin » en bonne et due forme !</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dès lors, lentement, mais  sûrement, notre envahisseur minuscule poursuit sa conquête de l&#8217;Europe.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">On le trouve en 1991, en Belgique, à Anderlecht (près de Bruxelles). Depuis 1992, il est trouvé régulièrement en Espagne et en Italie, toujours dans les jardins hébergeant des pélargoniums.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">C&#8217;est à partir des années 1997-1998 que <em>Cacyreus marshalli</em> s&#8217;attaque à la France. D&#8217;abord confiné aux régions méditerranéennes (Provence, Languedoc), il s&#8217;étend vers le Sud-Ouest en 1999 et, simultanément, poursuit  sa conquête vers le nord ; je le rencontre personnellement chaque année à la frontière du Gard et de l&#8217;Ardèche (vallée de la Cèze dans sa partie cévenole), dans une région de climat franchement continental (étés quasi-sahariens, hivers courts, certes, mais avec quand même 3 mois de gels nocturnes !)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sa présence en région parisienne, a, de même été confirmée par plusieurs observations depuis cinq ans&#8230; la dernière en date ayant été effectuée, justement, au Parc des Beaumonts  de lors d&#8217;une de nos sorties le 30 août 2008.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Il ne s&#8217;agissait pas de spécimens isolés : d&#8217;autres, en quantité raisonnable il est vrai, on été vus lors de notre sortie du 20 septembre ; j&#8217;en ai encore retrouvé d&#8217;autres le 11 octobre 2008.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Où le trouver ?</em></span></span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Les observateurs noteront que ce papillon ne se rencontre que rarement en rase-campagne et reste inféodé aux agglomérations, si modestes soient-elles.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La raison en est simple : ses chenilles se nourrissent essentiellement de différents pélargoniums ornementaux.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">D&#8217;ailleurs, il suffit de regarder les balcons et jardinets entourant le site des Beaumonts pour constater que le pélargonium y est généreusement présent à la belle saison.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Si nous n&#8217;avons pas la chance de trouver l&#8217;imago (= le papillon proprement dit) inspectons méthodiquement les fleurs et feuilles des pélargoniums. Nous nous apercevrons que certaines sont considérablement dentelées et découpées.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Avec un peu de ténacité (et de bons yeux !), nous verrons peut-être les œufs minuscules, de l&#8217;ordre du millimètre, mais suffisamment clairs pour être visibles. En insistant bien, nous découvrirons peut-être la chenille. De moins de 1 cm de long, glabre, plus ou moins piriforme, elle se distingue par une coloration verte, avec quelques rayures brun-rose, qui lui garantissent une bonne protection contre les prédateurs.</p>
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<h3><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#993300;">Famille et parenté</span></span></em></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Le « brun des pélargoniums » appartient à la famille des Lycénides (LYCAENIDAE) .</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Cette famille de papillons comprend une soixantaine d&#8217;espèces subdivisées en 3 sous-familles :</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">1. la sous-famille des Lycaeninae (Cuivrés) dont les représentants les plus connus  sont l&#8217;Argus satiné (Heodes virgaureae), le Cuivré mauvin (Lycaena alciphron), ou le Cuivré commun (Lycaena phlaeas),</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">2. la sous-famille des Theclinae (Théclas), tels le Thécla du Bouleau (Thecla betulae), le Thécla de l&#8217;Yeuse (Satyrium ilicis) ou l&#8217;Argus vert (Callophrys rubi),</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">3. la sous-famille des Polyommatinae (Azurés), la plus nombreuse comprend des papillons à dominante bleue tel l&#8217;Argus (Plebejus argus) ou l&#8217;Argus bleu nacré (Lysandra corydon) ; le « Brun des pélargoniums » y est également rattachée.</p>
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<h3><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#993300;">Perspectives d&#8217;avenir</span></span></em></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Autant le dire tout de suite, le Brun des Pélargoniums a encore de beaux jours devant lui. Tant que l&#8217;évolution climatique actuelle se poursuivra et que le Pélargonium continuera d&#8217;avoir les faveurs des jardiniers, amateurs ou confirmés, rien n&#8217;arrêtera la marche vers le nord de ce minuscule envahisseur.</p>
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<p><em><span style="color:#993300;">Et, en commentaire, par André Lantz,<br />
voici le brun les ailes repliées :</span></em></p>
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<link>http://lanticofiore.com/2009/01/19/gerani-e-pelargonium-lantico-fiore-vivaio/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">La passione per i gerani l&#8217;ho avuta sempre, fin dall’infanzia, ammirando i vasi di </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">iniziato la ricerca.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Ancor prima che nascesse L’Antico Fiore già né possedevo una vasta collezione.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Da circa cinque anni il mio sogno si è realizzato con l’avvio di questa azienda.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Riproduco con piacere queste magnifiche piante con caratteristiche diverse:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">limone arancio, menta, verbena, ecc……;</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Pelargonium regali (macranta), angel, unique; zonali-edera classici e </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">antichi, a foglia variegata, con fiore a bocciolo di rosa, con fiore a </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">tulipano, con fiore di cactus, miniature, stellar e specie botaniche rare.</span></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;">Da poco tempo sto collezionando anche i Geranium rustici, che sono </span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 -34.1pt 0 0;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt;">tappezzanti adatti per bordure e soprattutto resistenti al freddo.</span></em></span></p>
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<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align:center;margin:0;" align="center"><span><em>PRODUZIONE DI GERANIUM E PELARGONIUM</em></span></p>
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<link>http://specificflavourandthemobileslaughterunit.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/fuega-hija-del-fuego/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My Spanish is really dreadful, I&#8217;m just guessing the title, it&#8217;s probably horribly wrong]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">My Spanish is really dreadful, I&#8217;m just guessing the title, it&#8217;s probably horribly wrong..is it? I don&#8217;t know. As I&#8217;m half Spanish I should know better, but I learnt Spanish in a weird way, so it&#8217;s sort of patchy. Anyways, just thought I&#8217;ld share this luminous pelargonium that is flowering on my window sill at the moment. The variety is called Fuega and I bought it at </span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0066;">Chelsea Physic Garden</span></a> </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">here in London a year ago or so. It is truly luminous, the picture doesn&#8217;t do it justice, and as a lover of all things neon, obviously I am truly fond of this one. Speaking<span style="color:#ff0000;"> of </span><a href="http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0066;">Chelsea Physic Garden</span></a>; it is a gem! Some people call it London&#8217;s best kept secret and I do understand where they come from, you can&#8217;t go there enough, it&#8217;s such a lovely place! Being a resident of one of London&#8217;s poorest council&#8217;s I always feel a bit out of place when going there, but once inside those blessed walls all of the itchy uncomfortability is long lost.</span></p>
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<link>http://backlura.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/photohunt-beautiful/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>backlura</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The middle of a pelargonium flower. Check out more photohunt pictures here]]></description>
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<p>The middle of a pelargonium flower. Check out more photohunt pictures <a href="http://tnchick.com/">here</a></p>
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<link>http://hagenpahytta.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/skal-bare/</link>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jeg skulle bare ut i drivhuset en tur for å vanne og gjødsle tomater, agurk og chili. Ren bukse og genser, blå øyenskygge (! &#8211; et eksperiment, jeg fant et digert etui med assorterte skygger fra Kanebo, -en etterlevning fra åttitallet), duftende av &#8216;Dolce vita&#8217; fra Dior. Lekre negler og velpleide hender. Det aner deg kanskje hvor dette bærer?</p>
<p>Men, så var det så mange tyver på tomatene, og en &#8211; som jeg hadde glemt å binde opp &#8211; hadde velta. Det var dessuten ganske rotete og ukoselig der ute.  Så da ble det rydding. Og spyling. Og oppbinding. Og kniping av tyver og fjerning av store mengder bladverk som skygget for tomatklasene. Att og fram til komposthaugen med den lille bøtta. Blande gjødsel; 3 Superba + 2 kalksalpeter i 10 liter vann. Omatatt og omatatt. Puh. Det ble så fint i drivhuset etterhvert :smile: .  Men, så var det så mange tomme potter på drivhustrammen, og noen med planter i sto i vann til langt oppetter anklene etter alt regnet (nå var forresten sola kommet fram så det begynte å bli riktig nydelig). Så, da ble det litt rydding på trammen også, og hyllene fra vinteren og vårens plantedriving kom endelig inn i skuret.</p>
<p>Plenklipperen sto ute. Kantklipperen også, -slengt fra seg (meg) sist jeg hadde en runde, og der ble den liggende. I mellomtida har det regnet. Mye. Jaja, det vil helst gå bra.</p>
<p>Jeg oppdaget mengder med fine planter. Den nye, japanske irisen! Og Knautia blomstrer som bare juling. Rosene holder på, og mange av staudene er simpelthen så flotte. Meeen, det er for mange revebjeller i Skogsbedet. Nappe opp. Hente kamera. Ta bilder. Nappe mer.</p>
<p>Jeg har røktet pelargonene mine. I fjor trodde jeg at jeg behandlet dem riktig da jeg holdt dem tørre mye av tida. Det demret vel etterhvert som jeg skjønte at de ikke blomstret sånn som på bilder &#8211; altså ikke i det hele tatt,  nesten. Så, i år blir de befridd for avblomstret, og så får de vann jevnlig, og gjødsel hver gang. Og de kvitterer med overdådig blomstring og de vokser som bare møkkapokkeren <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Den gjødslingen tok tre timer. Jeg luket visst innimellom også. Jeg har funnet et glass hvitvin, og tenker at: jaja, jeg dufter da i det minste veldig godt; &#8216;Dolce Vita&#8217; med et hint av tomatplante.</p>
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<link>http://chalkhillscollective.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/day-139/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  Red, green and shadows Pelargonium outside the kitchen door. Memories of holidays in France. Ravel]]></description>
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<p class="flickr-yourcomment"><strong>Red, green and shadows</strong></p>
<p>Pelargonium outside the kitchen door. Memories of holidays in France.</p>
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<p><span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chalkhills-collective/2502659502/">18 May 2008</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chalkhills-collective/">Chalkhills Collective</a>.</span></p>
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<link>http://scrapocalypse.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/a-window/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[This card just happened. I saw the pelargonium sticker and knew right away that I needed to make a w]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Il geranio non teme le gelate]]></title>
<link>http://meristemi.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/il-geranio-non-teme-le-gelate/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Letture per una Pasqua freddolosa: Pelargonium sidoides ed il suo uso nel trattamento del raffredore]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geranio]]></title>
<link>http://ratm74.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/geranio/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ratm74</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Geranio Pelargonium Familia Geraniáceas Género Comprende 200 especies Aspecto Herbáceas, semiarbusti]]></description>
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<h2>Geranio</h2>
<h2><i><u>Pelargonium</u></i></h2>
<h2><a href="http://ratm74.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/geranio2.jpg"><img src="http://ratm74.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/geranio-thumb2.jpg?w=244&#038;h=195" style="border:0 none;" alt="Geranio" border="0" height="195" width="244" /></a></h2>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Familia</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297"><b></b>Geraniáceas</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Género</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Comprende 200 especies</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Aspecto</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Herbáceas, semiarbustivas,perennes,</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Origen</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Sudáfrica</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Hojas</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Opuestas o alternas,simples o compuestas, palmeadas o cortadas,lobuladas o lanceoladas, con márgenes enteros o festoneados,carnosas o finas, aromáticas o perfumadas, de color verde oscuro a verde claro, difuminadas en plata o abigarradas con pelo.</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Flores</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">De forma irregular y de cinco pétalos están reunidas en umbelas en la parte más alta de los rígidos pedúnculos; el color varía desde el rosa al rojo y del blanco al violeta, siendo los colores más raros el naranja y amarillo; carecen de perfume<img src="http://www.segnalidivita.com/fotografie_fiori/fotografia/geranio.jpg" height="234" width="271" /></td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Usos</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Bordillos, o grupos aislados así como en maceta y para la recogida de esencias odoríferas</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Exposición</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">A pleno sol o media sombra, sobrevive bien al aire libre en climas templados</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Terreno</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Puede ser ácido o en todo caso exento de cal formado por compuestos de 1/3 de arena, turba y tierra de bosque respectivamente. Se recomienda el abonado con fertilizantes minerales al favorecerse así el colorido de las flores</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Plantación</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">En primavera</td>
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<td valign="top" width="102"><b>Multiplicación</b></td>
<td valign="top" width="297">Normalmente por esqueje en abril o agosto, usando un cuchillo afilado se deberá cortar un tallo mediano de una longitud no inferior a tres nudos, el corte debe ser en bisel</td>
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<title><![CDATA[Anna Andersens Pelargonium]]></title>
<link>http://toads.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/anna-andersens-pelargonium/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>skrubtudsen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://toads.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/anna-andersens-pelargonium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anna Andersens Pelargonium Pelargonium zonale Anna Andersens Pelargonie was donated to Frøsamlerne (]]></description>
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Anna Andersens Pelargonium <em>Pelargonium zonale</em></p>
<p>Anna Andersens Pelargonie was donated to Frøsamlerne (danish SSE) in spring 2007.</p>
<p>Anna Andersen was born in 1893 and lived on peninsular Stevns, close to Gjorslev Castle (between Gjorslev and an other manorhouse). As elderly she moved to Ølby just out of the town of Køge, where doner got to know her. Anna lived 93 or 94 years. The pelargonium she inherited after her mother, who had it for many years. It is supposed her mother was born on the southern part of island Sealand.</p>
<p>About the pelargonium Anna said &#8220;one have to talk to it!&#8221;. This was very important for her. Anna also said &#8220;You may not say thanks on recieving it, and if you do I bring it with me again!&#8221; As the donor forgot and said thanks when Anna was leaving, Anna took the pelargonium back and exclaimed &#8220;this will teach you!&#8221; Donor tells, she then had it next time Anna came to visit her, and this time she remembered to keep quiet.</p>
<p>Donor tells it&#8217;s a pelargonium not suited for commercial production, as it attracts aphids. When it happens, she treat it with a mixture of detergent and alcohol. Flower color change with the weather, darker and cold red contra lighter and warm coral red. The pelargonium is so beautiful that it has survived all the years, despite the tendency to attract aphids.</p>
<p>The pelargonium had no variety name. Donor asked us to name it after Anna Andersen.</p>
<p>I can inform it still hasn&#8217;t attracted any aphids. I have taken a number of cuttings and shared at Frøsamlernes meetings.</p>
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