Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, MY mistake it WAS a tulip...I will correct title...in any case I have not seen anything like it, nor found anything like it on the web. Apologies, LUG, Peter Douglas Sharp wrote: > Well Peter, > I've been through all the gardening books and catalogues I have, and > dozens of sources for daffodils, jonquils and narcissi and there's > nothing like it as far as I can see. > To be quite honest I could swear it was a (parrot?) tulip of some kind - > even the leaves don't look narrow enough for a daff. > Nice picture though. > Cheers > Douglas > > Peter Dzwig wrote: >> Dear LUG, >> >> your botanical advice is sought!! This gorgeous flower was on sale in >> a local supermarket. It IS a daffodil, but what kind? I have never >> seen the like of it before, but almost certainly some LUGer knows what >> it is. :-) >> >> I suspect that it is a kind of "Parrot". The whole bunch was the same >> pure white colour and all exhibited the same shape and delicate rim to >> the petals. All were of "regular" size; it wasn't a miniature >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PAW+2007/ParrotDaffodill20070503-2.jpg.html> >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PAW+2007/ParrotDaffodill20070503-2.jpg.html >> >> >> >> What is it? >> >> Leica IIIf 9cm CV Apo-Lanthar Kodak BW400CN >> >> thanks for looking - and for your advice >> >> Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >