tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post6818494163943423282..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Two hot little numbers from the steppes of MongoliaPanayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-46120331291317133152017-12-10T14:44:53.967-08:002017-12-10T14:44:53.967-08:00Catching up on your Mongolia posts (in reverse ord...Catching up on your Mongolia posts (in reverse order starting with Part 4), these two "hot numbers" are perfectly so! What a pure delight Panzerina lanata (perhaps canescens) is, I even love the genus name, with those wooly white tubes and orange lip and guidelines; anyone growing this? Also photos are very good, but I like #2 & #9 best, the square on low angle views, where detail and overall aspect of the plant are visible. And WOW, Goniolimon congestum!!Mark McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234156968275965223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-2742612238069408002017-12-09T01:26:55.757-08:002017-12-09T01:26:55.757-08:00You needn't worry about the occasional typo--t...You needn't worry about the occasional typo--there are plenty in my text and I can correct mine! Thank you for your kind comments (and votes!). Steppes are habit forming. Those of us born and bred on the steppes (steppe-children?) find the eastern woodlands to be claustrophobic! It's all what you're used to...love your account of the holly (a challenging plant for us to grow well).Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-87386513617883686792017-12-08T14:20:13.305-08:002017-12-08T14:20:13.305-08:00Danged auto-"correct"... Above, 'fr...Danged auto-"correct"... Above, 'fringe-y eyes' should be 'fringe-y edges'.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-89399258058139126652017-12-08T14:16:51.859-08:002017-12-08T14:16:51.859-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-29940073430941102722017-12-08T11:44:37.823-08:002017-12-08T11:44:37.823-08:00I love the way 4 & 5 capture the fringe-y eyes...I love the way 4 & 5 capture the fringe-y eyes of the blooms (or bracts?), but my favorite is 8 because of the way it conveys both the landscape and the plant. <br /><br />As a creature of the eastern woodland mountains, I find steppes awe-inspiring -- but they also quickly begin to induce a kind of agoraphobia. Where's the nearest hut?<br /><br />Your meditation on meatball shrubs cracked me up! Deer have had their way with several American holly seedlings here, producing the same effect as 'Maryland Dwarf' without the expense or difficulty of finding a source...Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-89746443686784331142017-12-06T15:24:51.995-08:002017-12-06T15:24:51.995-08:00Thank you, Lisa: Blogger says there have been 290 ...Thank you, Lisa: Blogger says there have been 290 people who have visited this post in the last day--and you're the first to "play along!"...someone listens to me!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-987163215112210212017-12-06T05:54:25.790-08:002017-12-06T05:54:25.790-08:00#4 of the first plant and #12 of the second plant....#4 of the first plant and #12 of the second plant. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com