FFF106 - AMBRIDGE ROSE

The 'Ambridge Rose'  (David Austin. 1990) is an old-fashioned rose borne on an attractive bush, about one metre tall.  It has beautiful soft, apricot pink, fragrant flowers that bloom Repeatedly. This is one of two ('Fair Bianca' is the other) of Oprah's favourite roses for her bedside table.  The apricot pink rosettes have a deliciously strong rose fragrance and the medium size blooms with 50-100 petals bloom repeatedly on a medium size bushy plant with medium green coloured foliage.

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1.	Nick, Melbourne	9.	Gemma Wiseman	17.	My Desktop 2	25.	Cholla | Travel with Intent
2.	NixPixMix	10.	Jesh StG	18.	Moni	26.	ann nz
3.	My Desktop Daily	11.	Simone, Germany	19.	Dawn	27.	Monet Garden map 3 of 3
4.	Gunilla	12.	Sara Chapman in Seattle USA	20.	Senna	28.	Daniela's flowers
5.	BirgittaB	13.	Sara Chapman #2	21.	Hazel	29.	Sandra Crook
6.	Rajesh	14.	Sara Chapman #3	22.	Scene by Minerva
7.	Modern Mom	15.	Sara Chapman #4	23.	The Rosegarden in Malevik
8.	NatureFootstep Photo	16.	Zauberpalme	24.	Bluebird Canyon

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FFF105 - SCARLET PIMPERNEL

Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), also known as red pimpernel, red chickweed, poorman's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock, is a low-growing annual plant. The native range of the species is Europe and Western and North Africa. The species has been distributed widely by humans, either deliberately as an ornamental flower or accidentally.

A. arvensis is now naturalised almost worldwide, with a range that encompasses The Americas, Central and East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Malaysia, the Pacific Islands, Australasia and Southern Africa. Although traditionally included in the family Primulaceae, the genus Anagallis is now considered to be better placed within the related family Myrsinaceae. In the APG III system, Primulaceae is expanded to include Myrsinaceae, thus Anagallis is in Primulaceae sensu lato.This common European plant is generally considered a weed and is an indicator of light soils.

It is most well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero "The Scarlet Pimpernel", a novel written by the Baroness Emma Orczy.

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1.	Nick, Melbourne	9.	Jesh StG	17.	Scene by Minerva	25.	bettyl - New Zealand
2.	NixPixMix	10.	Jocee	18.	Moni	26.	Pink Plettenberg
3.	My Desktop Daily	11.	Simone, Germany	19.	Dawn	27.	ann nz
4.	Gunilla	12.	Celosia flowers on fire	20.	Dog Park Flowers	28.	veredit
5.	Maboe	13.	Gemma Wiseman	21.	Ulla Laiho	29.	Exploration Vacation
6.	NatrueFootstep Photo	14.	Liz (mlc)	22.	Ileana
7.	Zauberpalme	15.	Synnöve	23.	wieczorama-fotografie
8.	Elizabeth Krall	16.	Enerhagen	24.	Simfonia florilor

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FFF104 - BORAGE

Borage (Borago officinalis), also known as a starflower, is an annual herb. It is native to the Mediterranean region and has naturalised in many other locales. It grows satisfactorily in gardens in Australia, remaining in the garden from year to year by self-seeding. The leaves are edible and the plant is grown in gardens for that purpose in some parts of Europe. The plant is also commercially cultivated for borage seed oil extracted from its seeds.

Vegetable use of borage is common in Germany, in the Spanish regions of Aragón and Navarra, in the Greek island of Crete and in the northern Italian region of Liguria. Although often used in soups, one of the better known German borage recipes is the Green Sauce (Grüne Soße) made in Frankfurt. In Italian Liguria, borage is commonly used as a filling of the traditional pasta ravioli and pansoti.

The leaves and flowers were originally used in Pimms before being replaced by mint or cucumber peel. It is used to flavour pickled gherkins in Poland. It is also one of the key "botanical" flavourings in Gilpin's Westmorland Extra Dry Gin. In Iran people make tea for the relief of colds, flu, bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis and kidney inflammations. People with heart problems can benefit using the borage tea in moderate amounts.

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1.	My Desktop Daily	9.	Jesh StG	17.	Simone, Germany	25.	Fall Dahlias
2.	NixPixMix	10.	NatureFootstep Photo	18.	Tina	26.	Donna, Finland
3.	Nick, Melbourne	11.	Gemma Wiseman	19.	Zauberpalme	27.	The Rosegarden in Malevik
4.	Gunilla	12.	bettyl - New Zealand	20.	Hazel	28.	Mascha
5.	beagleAnnie	13.	Sara Chapman in Seattle USA	21.	Synnöve	29.	Scene by Minerva
6.	Ulla Laiho	14.	Sara Chapman #2	22.	Christines Welt!	30.	Ileana, Romania
7.	girl friday	15.	Sara Chapman #3	23.	Dawn	31.	WoollyMuses
8.	Birgitta	16.	Jama-Singapore	24.	Asian Poppies	32.	Alexandra

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FFF103 - GAZANIA

Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa. They produce large, daisy-like composite flowers in brilliant shades of pink, maroon, yellow, orange and cream, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover.

Most Gazania species and cultivars are low-growing, near-evergreen, clump-forming or carpeting plants. They quickly develop into small clumps of narrow lance-shaped leaves that can be downy and lobed near the base, often with lighter coloured undersides. Their showy flowers, which appear throughout the warmer months, are large, brightly coloured, often interestingly marked, and the ray florets tend to be darker at the base, with a contrastingly coloured central disc. The species usually have yellow or orange flowers, but the garden forms are available in a wide colour range.

Most gazanias tolerate very little frost and dislike wet winters, but they are otherwise easily grown in any sunny position with light, gritty, well-drained soil. They thrive in coastal gardens. Plants should be deadheaded frequently to encourage flower production. Annuals are propagated from seed; the perennials may also be divided or can be grown from basal cuttings.

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1.	Nick, Melbourne	12.	Gemma Wiseman	23.	Jesh StG	34.	Donna, Finland
2.	NixPixMix	13.	Birgitta	24.	beagleAnnie	35.	Colonialist
3.	My Desktop Daily	14.	Naturefootstep Photo	25.	Dawn	36.	Karen, Pixel Posts
4.	Gunilla	15.	The Rosegarden in Malevik	26.	Lois Evensen, Cincinnati, USA	37.	Arija Australia
5.	Andrea	16.	Autumn Roses	27.	LindyLouMac	38.	Arkenaten
6.	Simone, Germany	17.	Sara Chapman in Seattle USA	28.	wieczorama-fotografie	39.	A Student Gardener
7.	Randi, Sweden	18.	Rajesh	29.	What made our hearts tumble in October	40.	Orange Flowers in Nov
8.	Aud - Norway	19.	Purple asters with raindrops	30.	Christines Welt!	41.	Giant Poppy for Remembrance Sunday
9.	Anneli	20.	Jama-Singapore	31.	Raewyn Forbes	42.	Joe
10.	Modern Mom	21.	Zauberpalme	32.	Susan	43.	Alexandra
11.	Ulla Laiho	22.	Hazel	33.	Scene by Minerva

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