Hedychium densiflorum "Assam Orange"
By Meanie
28 Sep, 2011
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This stunning Ginger cultivar was growing at Oxfords botanic gardens today.
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An expensive one too Pimpernel!
Needed some shoes and stuff, then went to my favourite florist in the covered market who always have an interesting range of bulbs. I couldn't resist!
Many more pics to come too!
28 Sep, 2011
beautiful! does it smell of ginger at all?
favourite florist? what else did you buy?
28 Sep, 2011
I didn't notice if it did or not, although it is an ornamental.
Just bought bulbs!
28 Sep, 2011
good florist if it sells bulbs too ~ doubt they were the ordinary sort
28 Sep, 2011
It's the one where I got my Hymenocallis and Scadoxus bulbs.
28 Sep, 2011
worth visiting.
28 Sep, 2011
Ooo I like that one lovely colour and effect.
28 Sep, 2011
It is Sticki - four Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance' for £1.50 and five Galtonia viridiflora for £2.50!
A bit of a gem isn't it 6d!
28 Sep, 2011
that second one is another beauty.
great prices.
28 Sep, 2011
i feel a trip to oxford coming on!!!
now where did you say the florist is? and which was the street for eating out??
28 Sep, 2011
The florist is in the covered market, but someone bought all the Galtonia bulbs!
Cowley road is the place to eat.
28 Sep, 2011
Nice plant!
28 Sep, 2011
cowley road duly noted
sending private investigators out to find person who bought all the bulbs!!!
28 Sep, 2011
'ere you go missus....Bloke wot bought the bulbs is known as " the pollen Perv" in the locality. Cash running out send sum more...
28 Sep, 2011
I never made that last comment....Hackers !
28 Sep, 2011
have to send internet investigators as well now!!!!
28 Sep, 2011
Sue calls me the thieving b@$t@rd when she catches me taking seeds or cuttings from her plants!!
28 Sep, 2011
but you still take them anyway!!!
28 Sep, 2011
Too right!
28 Sep, 2011
thought it would take more than that to stop you.
28 Sep, 2011
She threatened me with "that"!
28 Sep, 2011
I daren't ask.
28 Sep, 2011
!!!!!!!!!
28 Sep, 2011
Send more cash...The Clues av dried up....
28 Sep, 2011
will have to wait for culprit to put photos on flikr or GoY!??
28 Sep, 2011
No way!
28 Sep, 2011
Patience .....Damn it. Or You could Pm Pimprnel.....
28 Sep, 2011
the scarlet pimpernel??? you seek him here, you seek him there.....
28 Sep, 2011
Shush...Stiki
28 Sep, 2011
are you on the case pimpernel?
28 Sep, 2011
Eyes an ears Stiki ...Eyes n ears
28 Sep, 2011
Wow! That's spectacular! I've never seen this one before...
I'll be you want one now, right? lol! :>)
29 Sep, 2011
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This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
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Looks like you had a good day out Meanie..Great colour on that one a Ginger Ginger.
28 Sep, 2011