Ivydene Gardens Bee-Pollinated Bloom Plant Index Gallery:
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Botanical Plant Name with link to |
Flower Colour / with link to photo/data |
Flowering Months with link to |
Height with Spacings or Width (W) in inches (cms) 1 inch = 2.5 cms |
Foliage Colour / with link to Australia, China or New Zealand mail-order supplier |
Evergreen (Evg) or Deciduous (Dec or Her) Plant Type / Acidic (Acid), Alkaline (Alk) or with link to other page in this website |
Nectar / Pollen * = very good bee plant |
Achillea filipendulina (Yarrow) and other Achilleas |
June - September |
48 x 24 |
Dark Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Agrimonia eupatoria |
40 x 12 |
Dark Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Pollen |
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Arnica montana (Leopard's bane, Wolf's bane, Mountain tobacco, Mountain arnica) |
12 x 8 24 inch (60) Spacing |
Dark Green / |
Her Perennial / Acid sand, loam and peat |
Nectar |
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Brassica nigra (Black Mustard and Brassica alba - White or Yellow Mustard) |
48 x 24 |
Annual / |
Nectar |
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Calendula arvensis |
June - November |
12 x 6 |
Dark Green / |
Annual / |
Nectar |
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July - .... |
1176 x 588 |
Dec Tree / |
Pollen |
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Cleome lutea (Yellow Bee Plant, Yellow Spiderflower, Peritoma aurea, Peritoma lutea) |
Yellow / |
July - August |
48 x 12 |
Dark Green / |
Annual / |
Nectar |
Colutea arborescens (Bladder senna) |
Yellow / |
May - July |
120 x 120 |
Pale-Green / |
Deciduous Shrub / |
Nectar |
80 x 36 |
Seed available from Zhong Wei Horticultural Products Company in Yunnan, China for shipping to all countries in the world. |
Annual Climber / |
Nectar |
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Yellow / |
18 x 36 Marrow seeds can be eaten and are said to be a great source of Vitamin B. |
Seed available from Zhong Wei Horticultural Products Company in Yunnan, China for shipping to all countries in the world. |
Annual Vegetable / |
Nectar, Pollen is collec-ted from all mar-rows , pump-kins, cucum-bers, squa-shes, melons and orna-mental gourds |
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Foeniculum vulgare |
Sulphur-Yellow / |
July - August Considered as invasive species and a weed in Australia and America. |
72 x 18 |
Feathery light Green / Seed available from Zhong Wei Horticultural Products Company in Yunnan, China. |
Perennial Herb / |
Nectar |
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Available in South Africa |
12 x 39 |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Yellow / |
Used as a groundcover in America Seed available from South Africa |
24 x 39 |
Dark Green / |
Dec Shrub / |
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Hieracium pilosella |
Lemon -Yellow / |
Invasive weed in America and New Zealand and a weed of Quebec in Canada |
20 x 10 |
Green / |
Hairy Perennial / |
Nectar, Pollen |
Hieracium umbellatum |
June - September Native American Plant. |
32 x 20 |
Mid-Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar, Pollen |
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Hypochaeris radicata (Flatweed, Hypochoeris radicata, Common Cat's-Ear, False Dandelion) |
Yellow / |
June - September Reported in Australia that this plant can be the cause of the disease Stringhalt in horse, if consumed in excess. Invasive weed in America and Canada. |
20 x 4 |
Dark Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Pollen |
Koelreuteria paniculata |
400 x 300 |
Bronze juvenile foliage beomes Light Green, then Yellow in the Autumn / Seed available from Zhong Wei Horticultural Products Company in Yunnan, China. |
Dec Tree / |
Nectar |
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Lotus corniculatus |
May - September Classed as weed in Canada |
12 x 20 |
Dark Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Mentzelia lindleyi (Bartonia aurea, Lindley's Blazing Star, Evening Star, Blazing Star) |
16 x 18 |
Feathery Mid Green / |
Annual / |
Nectar |
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Monarda punctata |
24 x 12 |
Mid-Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Narthecium ossifragum |
July - August Ossifragum meaning bone breaker indicates that sheep grazing where Bog Asphodel grows had brittle bones. |
16 x 4 |
Dark Green / |
Rhizome Perennial / |
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Oenothera biennis |
Lemon-scented Yellow / Edible roots and seeds |
Native American plant where the flowers open in the evening and close by noon for siesta in the afternoon. |
72 x 20 Small mammals eat the roots and leaves of young plants. Birds eat the seeds. Deer graze older plants. |
Seed available from Zhong Wei Horticultural Products Company in Yunnan, China for shipping to all countries in the world. |
Biennial / |
Pollen |
Potentilla anserina |
Yellow / |
12 x 15 |
Mid-Green / |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Yellow / |
July - September |
24 x 24 |
Mid-Green / Prohibited entry to New Zealand |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar |
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Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) |
Yellow |
This plant is found in lawns, borders and bare soil areas. |
All Ranunculus species are poisonous when eaten fresh by cattle, horses, and other livestock, but their acrid taste and the blistering of the mouth caused by their poison means they are usually left uneaten. |
Poisoning can occur where buttercups are abundant in overgrazed fields where little other edible plant growth is left, and the animals eat them out of desperation. |
The pollen of buttercups has been proved to be injurious to bees in Switzerland and responsible for a form of 'May sickness'. |
The harmful nature of buttercup pollen may be the reason why the flowers are so often com-pletely neglected by hive bees. |
Scorzon-eroides autumnalis |
June - October |
32 x 12 |
Dark Green / It is an occasional agricultural weed in grain fields in Russia and pastures in Russia, Finland, and North America. It has been documented as a weed in forage crops in Alaska |
Her Perennial / |
Pollen |
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Senecio vulgaris |
Yellow / Groundsel is a weed which can cover its whole lifecycle in 5 or 6 weeks and produce more than 1000 seeds per plant per year. The striped caterpillars of Cinnabar eat its leaves. |
July - September. Poisonous to livestock and humans. Listed as noxious weed in Canada and some states of America |
16 x 6 |
Dark Green / |
Annual / |
Nectar |
Sinapis arvensis (Brassica arvensis, Field Mustard, Wild Mustard, Charlock, California rape) Highly invasive weed in ploughed grain fields |
May - September |
8-32 x 12 |
Mid Green / |
Annual / Calcareous (Chalk) |
Nectar |
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Solidago virgaurea |
Yellow / Watch Russian video about this plant or one from the Netherlands. |
July - October Plants do not usually flower until the second year of growth. |
24 x 16 |
Her Perennial / |
Nectar, Pollen is also collected from S. gramin-ifolia, S. rigida and S. shortii |
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Taraxacum vulgare (Common Dandelion, One-o-clocks) |
May - October |
12 x 12 |
Dark Green / |
Evg Perennial / Chalk (Alk) |
Nectar, Pollen |
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These additional Lime trees of Tilia platyphyllos var. asplenifolia ( Cut-leaved Lime in June-July), Tilia maximowicziana (Japanese Lime in June-July), Tilia euchlora (Crimea Lime in July), Tilia tomentosa (Silver Lime in July), Tilia orbicularis (Hybrid Lime in July-August) and Tilia petiolaris (Weeping Silver Lime in July-August) also flowered and produced nectar during the stated months. |
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Pale Yellow / |
June- July |
480 x 320 |
Dark Green ages to Yellow in Autumn / Moist |
Dec Tree / Any well-drained soil |
Nectar * |
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Tilia vulgaris |
1600 x 1000 |
Dark Green ages to Yellow in Autumn / Moist |
Dec Tree / Any well-drained soil |
Nectar * |
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Trifolium dubium (Yellow Suckling Clover) |
Yellow / |
May - October |
20 x 12 |
Mid Green / Moist |
Annual / |
Nectar |
Trifolium procumbens |
June - September |
12 x 6 |
Light Green / Moist |
Annual / in Grassland |
Nectar |
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Ules europaeus |
Yellow / Native UK plant and provides ideal nesting sites for birds |
January - December Can be used as a windbreak hedge making an impenetrable barrier with its vicious thorns. |
60 x 60 Very tolerant of maritime exposure |
Dark Green / Classified as weeds in America, Canada and Australia |
Dec Shrub / |
Pollen |
Yellow / |
July - September. Ulex minor seeds have a small food body, called an elaiosome, which attracts ants of certain species. These ants pick up the seed and take it back to the nest, where the elaiosome is removed and eaten and the seed is then discarded, thus dispersing the seed. |
3-40 x 12 |
Dark Green / |
Evg Shrub / |
Pollen |
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The spacings (the distance between the plants) recommended above should enable the plants of the same genera to cover the ground in 2-3 years. |
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Link to photos of the leaves of Koelreuteria paniculata is above:- "Leafsnap is the first in a series of electronic field guides being developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution in America. This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark. Leafsnap currently includes the trees of the Northeast and will soon grow to include the trees of the entire continental United States." |
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Photos of the seed pods of Koelreuteria paniculata is in Project Noah:- "Project Noah is an award-winning software platform designed to help people reconnect with the natural world. Launched out of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program in early 2010, the project began as an experiment to mobilize citizen scientists and build a digital butterfly net for the 21st century. Backed by National Geographic, Project Noah is mobilizing a new generation of nature explorers and helping people from around the world appreciate their local wildlife. Our community is harnessing the power and popularity of new mobile technologies to collect important ecological data and help preserve global biodiversity. Our ultimate goal is to build the go-to platform for documenting all the world’s organisms, and through doing this we hope to develop an effective way to measure Mother Nature’s pulse. By developing tools to help the mobile masses share their encounters with nature, we are building a powerful force for crowdsourcing ecological data collection and an important educational tool for wildlife awareness and preservation. We hope you’ll support us on this mission by joining Project Noah today." Join Project Noah, then register as a teacher, before setting up your classroom and reconnecting your students with nature. |
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Inner circle of Grey is 12 months of Unusual or Multi-Coloured Flower Colour |
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Bulb and Perennial Height from Text Border |
Brown = 0-12 inches (0-30 cms) |
Blue = 12-24 inches (30-60 cms) |
Green = 24-36 inches (60-90 cms) |
Red = 36-72 inches (90- 180 cms) |
Black = 72+ inches (180+ cms) |
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Shrub Height from Text Border |
Brown = 0-12 inches (0-30 cms) |
Blue = 12-36 inches (30-90 cms) |
Green = 36-60 inches (90- 150 cms) |
Red = 60-120 inches (150- 300 cms) |
Black = 120+ inches (300+ cms) |
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Tree Height from Text Border |
Brown = 0-240 inches (0- 600 cms) |
Blue = 240- 480 inches (600- 1200 cms) |
Green = 480+ inches (1200 + cms) |
Red = Potted |
Black = Use in Small Garden |
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Climber Height from Text Border |
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Blue = 0-36 inches (0-90 cms) |
Green = 36-120 inches (90-300 cms) |
Red = 120+ inches (300+ cms) |
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Bamboo, Bedding, Conifer, Fern, Grass, Herb, Rhododendron, Rose, Soft Fruit, Top Fruit, Vegetable and Wildflower Height from Text Border |
Blue = 0-24 inches (0-60 cms) |
Green = 24-72 inches (60- 180 cms) |
Red = 72+ inches (180+ cms) |
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Plant Soil Moisture from Text Background |
Wet Soil |
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BEE-POLLINATED BLOOM IN MONTH PLANT INDEX GALLERY PAGES |
DISCLAIMER: Links to external sites are provided as a courtesy to visitors. Ivydene Horticultural Services are not responsible for the content and/or quality of external web sites linked from this site. |
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Colour Wheel of All Flowers |
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Primary Colours:- Secondary Colours:- Tertiary Colours:-
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Rock Garden (Alpines) suitable for Small Gardens in 53 Colours |
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Click on number in flower colour required in that month.
FLOWERING IN MONTH |
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"Soils vary enormously in characteristics, but the size of the particles that make up a soil defines its gardening characteristics:
The dominating particle size gives soil its characteristics and because the tiny clay particles have a huge surface area for a given volume of clay they dominate the other particles: Clay soils have over 25 percent clay. Also known as heavy soils, these are potentially fertile as they hold nutrients bound to the clay minerals in the soil. But they also hold a high proportion of water due to the capillary attraction of the tiny spaces between the numerous clay particles. They drain slowly and take longer to warm up in spring than sandy soils. Clay soils are easily compacted when trodden on while wet and they bake hard in summer, often cracking noticeably. Sandy soils have high proportion of sand and little clay. Also known as light soils, these soils drain quickly after rain or watering, are easy to cultivate and work. They warm up more quickly in spring than clay soils. But on the downside, they dry out quickly and are low in plant nutrients, which are quickly washed out by rain. Sandy soils are often very acidic. Silt soils, comprised mainly of intermediate sized particles, are fertile, fairly well drained and hold more moisture than sandy soils, but are easily compacted Loams are comprised of a mixture of clay, sand and silt that avoid the extremes of clay or sandy soils and are fertile, well-drained and easily worked. They can be clay-loam or sandy-loam depending on their predominant composition and cultivation characteristics. Peat soils are mainly organic matter and are usually very fertile and hold much moisture. They are seldom found in gardens. Chalky or lime-rich soils may be light or heavy but are largely made up of calcium carbonate and are very alkaline." from Royal Horticultural Society . |
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PLANTS PAGE PLANT USE Groundcover Height Poisonous Cultivated and UK Wildflower Plants with Photos
Following parts of Level 2a, |
PLANTS PAGE MENU
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PLANTS PAGE MENU
Photos - 12 Flower Colours per Month in its Bloom Colour Wheel Gallery
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To locate mail-order nursery for plants from the UK in this gallery try using search in RHS Find a Plant. To locate plants in the European Union (EU) try using Search Term in Gardens4You and Meilland Richardier in France. To locate mail-order nursery for plants from America in this gallery try using search in Plant Lust. To locate plant information in Australia try using Plant Finder in Gardening Australia. |
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The following details come from Cactus Art:- "A flower is the the complex sexual reproductive structure of Angiosperms, typically consisting of an axis bearing perianth parts, androecium (male) and gynoecium (female). Bisexual flower show four distinctive parts arranged in rings inside each other which are technically modified leaves: Sepal, petal, stamen & pistil. This flower is referred to as complete (with all four parts) and perfect (with "male" stamens and "female" pistil). The ovary ripens into a fruit and the ovules inside develop into seeds. Incomplete flowers are lacking one or more of the four main parts. Imperfect (unisexual) flowers contain a pistil or stamens, but not both. The colourful parts of a flower and its scent attract pollinators and guide them to the nectary, usually at the base of the flower tube.
Androecium (male Parts or stamens) Gynoecium (female Parts or carpels or pistil) It is made up of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures. Stigma This is the part of the pistil which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate. Style This is the long stalk that the stigma sits on top of. Ovary The part of the plant that contains the ovules. Ovule The part of the ovary that becomes the seeds. Petal The colorful, often bright part of the flower (corolla). Sepal The parts that look like little green leaves that cover the outside of a flower bud (calix). (Undifferentiated "Perianth segment" that are not clearly differentiated into sepals and petals, take the names of tepals.)"
The following details come from Nectary Genomics:- "NECTAR. Many flowering plants attract potential pollinators by offering a reward of floral nectar. The primary solutes found in most nectars are varying ratios of sucrose, glucose and fructose, which can range from as little a 8% (w/w) in some species to as high as 80% in others. This abundance of simple sugars has resulted in the general perception that nectar consists of little more than sugar-water; however, numerous studies indicate that it is actually a complex mixture of components. Additional compounds found in a variety of nectars include other sugars, all 20 standard amino acids, phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, vitamins, organic acids, oils, free fatty acids, metal ions and proteins. NECTARIES. An organ known as the floral nectary is responsible for producing the complex mixture of compounds found in nectar. Nectaries can occur in different areas of flowers, and often take on diverse forms in different species, even to the point of being used for taxonomic purposes. Nectaries undergo remarkable morphological and metabolic changes during the course of floral development. For example, it is known that pre-secretory nectaries in a number of species accumulate large amounts of starch, which is followed by a rapid degradation of amyloplast granules just prior to anthesis and nectar secretion. These sugars presumably serve as a source of nectar carbohydrate. WHY STUDY NECTAR? Nearly one-third of all worldwide crops are dependent on animals to achieve efficient pollination. In addition, U.S. pollinator-dependent crops have been estimated to have an annual value of up to $15 billion. Many crop species are largely self-incompatible (not self-fertile) and almost entirely on animal pollinators to achieve full fecundity; poor pollinator visitation has been reported to reduce yields of certain species by up to 50%." |
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The following details about DOUBLE FLOWERS comes from Wikipedia:- "Double-flowered" describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The double-flowered trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. (flore pleno, a Latin ablative form meaning "with full flower"). The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, double flowers are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.
There is further photographic, diagramatic and text about Double Flowers from an education department - dept.ca.uky.edu - in the University of Kentucky in America.
"Meet the plant hunter obsessed with double-flowering blooms" - an article from The Telegraph. |
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THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-
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Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:- 1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery. 2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery. 3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:- 4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape or Fragrance:- Sense of Fragrance from Roy Genders 5. Choose a plant from its foliage:- 6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers in
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7. when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
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There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-
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I hope that you find that the information in this website is useful to you:- I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from
There are these systems for choosing plants as shown in
82 rock garden plants (with photos) suitable for small garden areas; split into:-
I am taking photos of rock garden plants suitable for small gardens and if they do not have their own Plant Description Page in this website, then each photo of each plant will be located at the bottom of the relevant 1 of 52 Rockgarden Flower Colour Wheel pages. Usually a link in *** to that page of 35 will be included in the Name field of the respective Index Page, for:-
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