Orpine
Taken at Ardmore Point on 13th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Orpine.
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AKA:
Hylotelephium telephium
Saxifragales.
Crassulaceae
A Perennial.

Livelong.
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Woods and hedgrows.
July-September.
25 - 60 cms.
The plant is called "Livelong" in certain areas because of its powers of resistance to different kinds of difficulty such as drought, frost, and cutting back. It was once used as a fly repellant.