5. Marsh Labrador Tea
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| Rhododendron tomentosum |
Marsh Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum) is a mildy toxic plant that can be found in the Northen tundra swamps. It blossoms in June-July, when the temperature is higher and the sun is almost 24h up. It is also known as wild rosemary. Very beautiful but not my --herbal-- cup of tea. Let's leave it on the ground just in case. Even the smell of it can make you dizzy! So different from jasmine and at first I thought they look quite similar. I would make an awful botanist, I know.
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| Priority (left), cross-shaped (centre) and wild strawberries (right) |
I am delighted about the stamps I am getting in my letterbox lately. Three stamps, two of them cross-shaped, plus one priority sticker. Why don't we have these stickers in Spain? I wonder. And the drawing of the wild strawberries is very beautiful and detailed. Love it!
One-themed: Finnish flora.
One-themed: Finnish flora.
Postcard from: Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Received: Feburary 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 0.65€ wild strawberries stamp and two cross-shaped 0.05€ and 0.10€ to complete postage. Priority sticker.
Thank you very much, Vuokko!
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