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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / August 2007REEEEALLY OT. Flowers.
So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for one day? We've got a few in planters oop 'ere and so far two have blossomed, looked really nice and the folded up their respective tents and f.cked off. All within a 24 hour period. Yellow petals they have, wiv a red centre blobby thing and a yellow spiky bit dead centre. Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I can't find anyfing wi' Google.  SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only > blooms for one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know > and I can't find anyfing wi' Google. Day lilly? http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:e n-GB:official&hs=UVs&q=day+lilly&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi SignatureChristofire DIAABTCOD#1 DS#9 ZX-10R >> So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only >> blooms for one day? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:e > n-GB:official&hs=UVs&q=day+lilly&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi 'Kin hell, there's a few on there, but none of them match ours. Ours only has 3 petals, so it's obviously a cast alloy one. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 In news:L2isi.7187$ie3.6253@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, Beav <beavis.original@ntlwoxorld.com> wibbled > So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only > blooms for one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know > and I can't find anyfing wi' Google. Daffodils next to the local pikey site near us. One day and they're all hacked down for door to door selling :) SignatureSteve Parry K100RS SE & F650 and a 520i SE Touring for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk > In news:L2isi.7187$ie3.6253@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, > Beav <beavis.original@ntlwoxorld.com> wibbled [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Daffodils next to the local pikey site near us. One day and they're all > hacked down for door to door selling :) We used to have a massive amount of daffs near us, but the pikey's took the lot before plod stopped them. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for > one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I > can't find anyfing wi' Google. The Doctor suggests an Arum Lily. Or member of the species. SignatureK1100LT 955i 750SS CB400F CD250 CM200 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 The bells, the bells..... >Beav <beavis.original@ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >The Doctor suggests an Arum Lily. Or member of the species. My 20 yr old cactus (some sort of Night blooming Cereus) is getting ready to flower, and this year there are seven buds, which will produce large very pale pinky-purple trumpets that last for 24 hours and that have a knock-out heady scent, better than any honeysuckle. SignatureRoger Hunt >My 20 yr old cactus (some sort of Night blooming Cereus) is getting >ready to flower, and this year there are seven buds, which will produce >large very pale pinky-purple trumpets that last for 24 hours and that >have a knock-out heady scent, better than any honeysuckle. A pongy one eh. None of my flowering cacti pong. Any chance of an offset? Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <Y8rz6KAn9csGFwjT@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >A pongy one eh. None of my flowering cacti pong. Any chance of an >offset? Yeah sure, can do, but no offsets at present, though I can put aside the next that appear. I acquired it as a pea-sized shrivelled offset from a nearly dead cactus on the windowsill of the Phys lab at a college in Yorkshire, back in 198(mumble). It lived and thrived, and over the years I have removed all offsets immediately, so that I now have a single cactus about the size of a fat and top-heavy milk bottle. It was also about ten years before it produced the first bloom, (much to my amazement and delight), so be warned not to expect an overnight sensation. I'll take pics on the day, and post them somewhere. SignatureRoger Hunt >>In article <Y8rz6KAn9csGFwjT@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt >><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >Yeah sure, can do, Yummy ta. > but no offsets at present, though I can put aside the >next that appear. Water and feed the spiny little f.cker Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <bhYjNiAp0hsGFwTu@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Water and feed the spiny little f.cker I don't feed it, I just re-pot every three or four years with ordinary garden soil. Put outdoors after last frost. I have no idea what the recognised method is because I never read any garden books, I just got lucky with this one. Last point - the blooms' seductive aroma appears to attract all slugs within a radius of 800yards and they demolish the bloom in a feeding frenzy. Same as with my lupins. (I don't like to use poison, I want them alive so I can tell them what utter bastards they are, and anyway the local frogs and toads probably appreciate an un-poisoned diet.) SignatureRoger Hunt >I don't feed it, I just re-pot every three or four years with ordinary >garden soil. Put outdoors after last frost. >I have no idea what the recognised method is because I never read any >garden books, I just got lucky with this one. If it works don't change it. >Last point - the blooms' seductive aroma appears to attract all slugs >within a radius of 800yards and they demolish the bloom in a feeding >frenzy. Same as with my lupins. f.cking freeloading vegetarians, c.nts the lot of them. >(I don't like to use poison, I want them >alive so I can tell them what utter bastards they are, and anyway the >local frogs and toads probably appreciate an un-poisoned diet.) What!!! A garden without poison is a wasteland given over to nature. Poison is only a start. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >A garden without poison is a wasteland given over to nature. >Poison is only a start. OK, I'll go out tonight with air rifle and torch, and shoot a few amphibians, and also see if I can pot the local hedgehogs. SignatureRoger Hunt >>A garden without poison is a wasteland given over to nature. >>Poison is only a start. >> >OK, I'll go out tonight with air rifle and torch, and shoot a few >amphibians, and also see if I can pot the local hedgehogs. Are Hedgehogs freeloading vegetarian scum? I think not, they are omnivorous and like nothing more than a nice insect or three, amphibians equally. These are you friends. Poison a veggie by all means, in fact have some encouragement from me but the enemy of your enemy is your veggie eating friend. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <YCoTFKAr9isGFwAI@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >have some encouragement from me but the enemy of your enemy is your >veggie eating friend. Good point. Now, slugs are a rather small target for the rifle so perhaps I could prepare some Nitrogen Triodide and place it around the plants, and hopefully it might blow the little bastards to pieces. SignatureRoger Hunt > Good point. Now, slugs are a rather small target for the rifle so > perhaps I could prepare some Nitrogen Triodide and place it around the > plants, and hopefully it might blow the little bastards to pieces. But remember - some slugs are carnivorous (and cannibalistic) and eat other slugs so don't kill them.. Phil. SignaturePhil Launchbury, IT PHB 'I'm training the bats that live in my cube to juggle mushrooms' > What!!! A garden without poison is a wasteland given over to nature. > Poison is only a start. According to A's gardening books, our garden is stuffed full of poison. One of the mushrooms got 5 little skull-and-cross-bone symbols. Signature"I dunno, I never met the chick." >In article <bhYjNiAp0hsGFwTu@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Water and feed the spiny little f.cker Hey Steve - I've spent the last hour or two speaking nicely to it, and when I had a closer look there were four more flower buds and two fresh little pea-sized offsets. Send me your address and I'll bung them in the post - c c u @ o d i e i w d m n c . k here's the missing bits (ROT13): n g f j b f q i r . r b . b h SignatureRoger Hunt >Hey Steve - I've spent the last hour or two speaking nicely to it, and >when I had a closer look there were four more flower buds and two fresh >little pea-sized offsets. Yes please. >Send me your address and I'll bung them in the post - >c c u @ o d i e i w d m n c . k >here's the missing bits (ROT13): > n g f j b f q i r . r b . b h Either I have missed a trick somewhere (entirely possible) or that doesn't work out to any email address that I can recognise as being at all sensible. If you care to mail me dont_spam is currently live and filterless, steve@ is always live. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <6lCrssABWlsGFwXm@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >doesn't work out to any email address that I can recognise as being at >all sensible. My brain hurts after putting that together ... (Rot only the bottom line then move each letter two lines up to fill the gaps, or something like that.) >If you care to mail me dont_spam is currently live and filterless, >steve@ is always live. Done, or almost done ... SignatureRoger Hunt >>In article <6lCrssABWlsGFwXm@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt >><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >(Rot only the bottom line then move each letter two lines up to fill the >gaps, or something like that.) FFS man, don't inflict your paranoia on others in that way. Not without a clue anyway. I wasted five minutes of what little life I have left not getting anywhere with that because you are scared the world might see you. I could have been shagging or something. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <eFNiUXA$8lsGFwRR@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt ><nospam@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >not getting anywhere with that because you are scared the world might >see you. I could have been shagging or something. Heh. It's because I changed to Broadband at the beginning of the year and have been enjoying a spam-free existence since, apart from somebody apparently in Japan who sends half a dozen 419s every week. SignatureRoger Hunt >> So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms >> for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > The Doctor suggests an Arum Lily. Or member of the species. That's got a sort of circular "uni-petal" rather than the three we've got. It's close though and I suspect it's a lily of some kind. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for > one day? > We've got a few in planters oop 'ere and so far two have blossomed, looked > really nice and the folded up their respective tents and f.cked off. All > within a 24 hour period. > Yellow petals they have, wiv a red centre blobby thing and a yellow spiky > bit dead centre. > Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I > can't find anyfing wi' Google. Roses used to only last a day, but yours don't sound like roses. A Cassandre Mignonne, allons voir si la rose Qui ce matin avoit desclose Sa robe de pourpre au Soleil, A point perdu ceste vesprée Les plis de sa robe pourprée, Et son teint au vostre pareil. Las ! voyez comme en peu d'espace, Mignonne, elle a dessus la place Las ! las ses beautez laissé cheoir ! Ô vrayment marastre Nature, Puis qu'une telle fleur ne dure Que du matin jusques au soir ! Donc, si vous me croyez, mignonne, Tandis que vostre âge fleuronne En sa plus verte nouveauté, Cueillez, cueillez vostre jeunesse : Comme à ceste fleur la vieillesse Fera ternir vostre beauté. -- Ronsard (1524-1585) SignatureIvan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty". > So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for > one day? plantago major Signaturedog sl1000 two#5 >So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for >one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I >can't find anyfing wi' Google. I was going to suggest taking a piccie but I guess they've stopped flowering now. don't worry, I'm just having a YTC moment. SignatureAdie (replace spam with nickname to reply) UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ keeper of the ukrm faq for my sins YZF-R1: ZX9R E1 MRO#11 BOTAFOF#7 BOTAFOT#130 DIAABTCOD#17 MIB#24 YTC#16 BOB#15 ex-UKRMMA#22 BOMB#11 >>So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms >>for [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > don't worry, I'm just having a YTC moment. Good job I'm not and had the foreskin to take one when it was in bloom. Where (and how) to post it up somewhere is another thing entirely though, s these puter and web based things are a mythtery to me. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > > I was going to suggest taking a piccie but I guess they've stopped > > flowering now. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Where (and how) to post it up somewhere is another thing entirely > though, s these puter and web based things are a mythtery to me. Drop me a mail with it and I'll stick it up somewhere. SignatureCab :^) - I'm dyslex-spic apparently GSX 1400 - Speedy Zimmerframe. UKRMMA#10 (KOTL), IbW#015, BoB#4, POTM#3, SKA#1 email addy : ukrm_dot_cab_at_rosbif_dot_org UKRM Firefox Extension: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/ukrm.xpi The gingeometer: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/gingeometer/ >> Where (and how) to post it up somewhere is another thing entirely >> though, s these puter and web based things are a mythtery to me. > > Drop me a mail with it and I'll stick it up somewhere. Whatever floats your boat, I suppose. SignatureRick NT650V (still) TWA#11 BREast#6 BOTAFOT#139 > > > Where (and how) to post it up somewhere is another thing entirely > > > though, s these puter and web based things are a mythtery to me. > > > > Drop me a mail with it and I'll stick it up somewhere. > > Whatever floats your boat, I suppose. <G> Cnut. SignatureCab :^) - I'm dyslex-spic apparently GSX 1400 - Speedy Zimmerframe. UKRMMA#10 (KOTL), IbW#015, BoB#4, POTM#3, SKA#1 email addy : ukrm_dot_cab_at_rosbif_dot_org UKRM Firefox Extension: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/ukrm.xpi The gingeometer: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/gingeometer/ > > Good job I'm not and had the foreskin to take one when it was in > > bloom. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Drop me a mail with it and I'll stick it up somewhere. I'm a little worried about Beav. Any relation to Prince Charles? Here's the flower: http://big.rosbif.org/misc/P1000370.MOV SignatureCab :^) - I'm dyslex-spic apparently GSX 1400 - Speedy Zimmerframe. UKRMMA#10 (KOTL), IbW#015, BoB#4, POTM#3, SKA#1 email addy : ukrm_dot_cab_at_rosbif_dot_org UKRM Firefox Extension: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/ukrm.xpi The gingeometer: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/gingeometer/ >> > Good job I'm not and had the foreskin to take one when it was in >> > bloom. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I'm a little worried about Beav. Twat:) I said I'd just pressed the wrong button and it was the missus I was talking to, not the f.cking flower. Mind you, I didn't get any smart arse answers from the flower, so mayne there's something in the Charles thing after all. Any relation to Prince Charles? Only by ear. > Here's the flower: > > http://big.rosbif.org/misc/P1000370.MOV Oddly, I don't get anything but "done" at the bottom of the page. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > > I'm a little worried about Beav. > > Twat:) I said I'd just pressed the wrong button and it was the missus > I was talking to, not the f.cking flower. Mind you, I didn't get any > smart arse answers from the flower, so mayne there's something in the > Charles thing after all. Heh > > Any relation to Prince Charles? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oddly, I don't get anything but "done" at the bottom of the page. I've also added it as a zip file: http://big.rosbif.org/misc/P1000370.zip SignatureCab :^) - I'm dyslex-spic apparently GSX 1400 - Speedy Zimmerframe. UKRMMA#10 (KOTL), IbW#015, BoB#4, POTM#3, SKA#1 email addy : ukrm_dot_cab_at_rosbif_dot_org UKRM Firefox Extension: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/ukrm.xpi The gingeometer: http://www.rosbif.org/ukrm/gingeometer/ >> > I'm a little worried about Beav. >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > http://big.rosbif.org/misc/P1000370.zip Good man. Cheers SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>> > Good job I'm not and had the foreskin to take one when it was in >>> > bloom. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >Oddly, I don't get anything but "done" at the bottom of the page. It wants me to install quicktime on my puter and given that last time I did this I battled for weeks to get rid of the litter that itunes left lying around another oath was sworn and will be adhered to. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <snMsi.13233$6z6.9059@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Beav <beavis.ori >ginal@ntlwoxorld.com> writes [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >did this I battled for weeks to get rid of the litter that itunes left >lying around another oath was sworn and will be adhered to. Quicktime Alternative, free www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm Also, if you're interested, Real Alternative www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm SignatureRoger Hunt >> > I was going to suggest taking a piccie but I guess they've stopped >> > flowering now. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Drop me a mail with it and I'll stick it up somewhere. Where the sun don't shine? :-) Anyroad, YGM and thanks. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for >one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I >can't find anyfing wi' Google. Pat suggests putting as much as you know about the plant in here. http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/default.aspx SignatureColin Irvine YZF1000R BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk >>So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms >>for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Pat suggests putting as much as you know about the plant in here. > http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/default.aspx Did that, got this.... "An unknown error has occurred, the system administrator will automatically be notified. If the error persists please send an email to webhelp@rhs.org.uk. We do apologise for any inconvenience caused" Bugger! SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >>So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for >>one day? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Pat suggests putting as much as you know about the plant in here. >http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/default.aspx Oddly enough uk.rec.gardening seems to be a really rather good place for flower identification and similar stuff. Actually it is about all they are good for as they seem to know f.ck about how to grow things but they are the dogs bollox at telling folks what they are from half a description and an out of focus pickie[1]. [1] Thinking about it maybe Thenyor Carmicheal was right and they are very much like ukrm. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for >one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I >can't find anyfing wi' Google. As Christofire has suggested almost certainly Hemerocallis or the Day Lily. There are hundreds and hundreds of variants - mostly from the USA where they are very popular. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_daylily.shtml SignaturePaul C - "the big camp bastard" (tm d.a.r.s.y) VFR800 | ZX6R | R1150GS BOD#5, two#4, BOTAFOT#23, BOTAFOF#4, URMSBC#09, COFF#09 Admits to working for London Underground! On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:08:43 GMT, "Beav" <beavis.original@ntlwoxorld.com> said >So can the FOAK tell me what the name of the flower is that only blooms for >one day? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Obviously, I couldn't GAF, but it's the wife y'see, she wants to know and I >can't find anyfing wi' Google. One of my friends has a garden full of evening primrose that look a bit like that description. SignatureSnowleopard The cat >^..^< has no lair This moment is so great, I'd cheat on that other moment from before, marry this one and raise a family of tiny little moments >On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:08:43 GMT, "Beav" ><beavis.original@ntlwoxorld.com> said [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >One of my friends has a garden full of evening primrose that look a >bit like that description. Evening primrose is pretty. I got some of them. SignatureRoger Hunt |
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