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    • Day 6
    • Monday, June 11, 2018 at 4:50 PM
    • ⛅ 20 °C
    • Altitude: 276 ft
    • PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’4” N  9°8’60” W

    Jardim Botanico - lisbon univeristy

    June 11, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    They had a monocot section which was interesting.

    That is a calla lily - a weed in south africa where it is native. there is a story of a colonial aristocrat/gentleman in South Africa, ordering up beautiful flowers from london for his daughters wedding, and when they arrived they were the calla lily, what they in South Africa perceive as a weed, but others a beautiful exotic.

    That is Datura or is it Brugmansia, i get them mixed up. I have quite a few in the green house, but mine don't get higher than 3 feet, not enough room. They are native to Peru and are hallucinogenic. We have a lovely large one at Bloedel.
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