Forget-Me-Not

vandas

看過了鮮花行業的母忘我之後再來看看原裝正版



母忘我 (勿忘我)

英文：Forget-Me-Not

學名：Myosotis sylvatica

科屬：紫草科 Boraginaceae  勿忘草屬 Myosotis

別名：勿忘草

原產：歐亞大陸

分類：一年生草本植物

花期：春夏之間

花色：藍色，也有變種而成的粉紅色和白色

花語：真實的愛、永恆的愛



一年生草本植物，全株披茸毛，莖直立，葉互生，葉端鈍或微尖，葉基楔形，全緣葉，葉脈中肋明顯凹入，雙面具毛。繖形花序，花冠高腳碟狀，花瓣五枚，藍、粉紅或白色，喉部黃色，色彩搭配和諧；小巧秀麗。

植株小巧，唯根部佔用土地範圍較廣闊，往往是植株本身的3倍。

栽培環境在全日照、半日照或稍遮蔭處均可，性喜冷涼，生育適溫約15-20℃。

自我播種繁殖能力極強，種筴鬱金香形，種子細小，在北美洲部份地區被視為入侵物種。
  


北美洲的旅館往往在客房內奉上一包母忘我種子，其喻意固然為“請勿忘記我啊”

hkgorchid

I like this better. It looks much graceful in terms of colors as well!

benckc611

that is the flower i like most

thank u

norman.ho

1# vandas

It seems most of the mods have gone for a long vacation.

As the saying goes:

"When the cat's away,
Mouse do play :)"


Now everything goes:)


Vanda is one nice moderator who I know very little.  
I think we first crossed path when chatting at the Lemon Cafe.  
I found her to be very pleasant, polite, rational,
genuine and caring.  (What more can I say?)

Then it was here that I got to know her better,
it definitely confirmed all the previous impression.  
Adding that her posts were always well researched, informative
and factual.

It's taken me a while to realize this was her valedictory post.  
I was so slow this time!
But Vanda, you left without saying a proper goodbye,
that made me sad, you made me mad.

Beleive me, I have gone through all these emotions for the pass 8 weeks.

Doubt - Was she just taking a short leave,
        or is she leaving this forum for good aka TVBOXNOW?

Frustration -  Is she coming back? When is she coming back!?  
               I waited, waited and I am still waiting!

Anger - She was such a good moderator,
        Who the hell was it that upset her so much
        that she would leave without giving us a proper goodbye.  
        Who was it? How dare?

Denial -  No, no she was just taking a nice vacation,
          she would be back soon.

Acceptance - Its been two months now,
             still no sign of her anywhere ever.  
             She has left for sure.  
             I am leaving too.


So here you are, one nice moderator that I know very little, ... gone.
I know why she chose the nom de plume of "Vanda" though,
a very elegant chioce.

This is the "Vanda" that I learned to know:

Wanda blau:


Vanda denisoniana:


Vanda pachara delight:


Vanda coerulea Vanda Blue:


Vanda hindsii is the only Australian Vanda species, also comes from Papua New Guinea.



It's mid winter here, it's pretty mild compared to Vancouver.
To bid you farewell, I am posting this last bouquet of roses of the season that I have just collected from my rosy patch.
They are not as vivid as when it was summer, but they are still nice.  Hope you like them.





And I can't leave without posting a couple of very nice songs:


Ne me quitte pas.

A highly emotional and sad french song,
the English version had been performed by many famous artists
including Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond and Madonna and many more.

This one was sung by the beautiful Spanish vocalist Silvia Perez Cruz
accompanied by flamenco guitar:

I prefer the original french lyric,
not because I a snob or a show off,
I do find it a lot more genuine,
sincere and very touching.
  
You try looking up the proper English translation,
and I would guarantee your eyes be filled with tears.




And I would borrow a phrase from the Mid Summer Night's Dream:

"Thus This be ends:
  Adieu, adieu, ....
              adieu”






Is it my imagination? I think I heard a Meow:)