tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post583760665573037506..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Traveller's Joy .... Ecologists' DespairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-55923697436334442362011-11-25T23:00:28.895+00:002011-11-25T23:00:28.895+00:00Hi Rob - botanising via satellite - how cool is th...Hi Rob - botanising via satellite - how cool is that?!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-69537189967693498352011-11-25T12:25:35.936+00:002011-11-25T12:25:35.936+00:00Phil, I remember that spot well. If you look up Sa...Phil, I remember that spot well. If you look up Salthill Rd on Google maps, put the little man on the road and orientate him towards the verge/ ditch on that side, you can see the leaves very clearly, a few yards up from a gravel driveway.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-6171954400984523132011-11-25T01:01:34.631+00:002011-11-25T01:01:34.631+00:00Yes, many plants and flowers remind me of my child...Yes, many plants and flowers remind me of my childhood in the rainforests of the Western Ghats too, but most of them seem to have disappeared even from their own fragile habitat.Lantana and Parthenium from the Americas have invaded the whole of India.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-12190509378770749372011-11-24T23:23:10.273+00:002011-11-24T23:23:10.273+00:00Thanks Rob, Funny how people's perception of s...Thanks Rob, Funny how people's perception of scents differs, isn't it? Some say it smells of almond (but they are in marzipan, I think....?). Do you recall that big patch of winter heliotrope up Salthill road, on the right as you went up the hill?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-25340811692902439812011-11-24T23:21:17.050+00:002011-11-24T23:21:17.050+00:00Hi Toffeeapple, it does tend to produce many more ...Hi Toffeeapple, it does tend to produce many more leaves than flowers and takes up a lot of space, but any flowers at this time of year are welcome..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-89622943170162051502011-11-24T23:15:31.173+00:002011-11-24T23:15:31.173+00:00Cracking photos, Phil. I think there is also a sug...Cracking photos, Phil. I think there is also a suggestion of cherry pie in the Winter Heliotrope, which is a jolly tasty pie.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-10242173809260401132011-11-24T19:09:49.865+00:002011-11-24T19:09:49.865+00:00How nice to have that memory of your Mother, Phil....How nice to have that memory of your Mother, Phil. I'd like that plant in my garden but I suspect I shall never have it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com