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Frances that is the palest pale blue Iris cristata I have ever seen.
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PS I meant to add that your I. cristata would complete that color palette from lavender to white.
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Important breeding wetland species include marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris (VU,35), white-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala (EN,400, which nest mainly in artificial ponds in surrounding areas), white-eyed pochard Aythya niroca (VU), purple gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio and crested coot Fulica cristata.
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The NC Botanical Garden has Iris cristata in pure white, blue that matches Phlox divaricata, and lavender.
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I have seen the white cristata for sale, that would complete the set.
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He also shared his Iris cristata, a dwarf member of the iris family that lives in shady areas and has small blue flowers, and a type of hardy geranium called Geranium phaeum 'Samobor,' whose notched green leaves have big purple blotches.
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Porcupines Hystrix cristata and hedgehogs Atelenix alboventris are serious pests in the cropland.
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Christopher also gifted us with a nice clump of Iris cristata, in the palest hue of light blue, even though it looks white in the image.
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Mating strategies of male hooded seals (Crystophora cristata).
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Ringed seals (Phoca hispida), bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus), and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) are widely hunted in Greenland and Canada.
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