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Jun 15, '09, 8:29 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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(Staying with fruits as well)
Rambutan (a new fruit to me, but maybe not to Vivi - native to Indonesian and southeast Asia)
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sugarcane
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Jun 15, '09, 9:33 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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sugarcane
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Thimbleberry (there are some islands off the coast of Connecticut called the "Thimble Islands" ... and probably not related, my wife likes quilting fabric called Thimbleberry)
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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Thimbleberry (there are some islands off the coast of Connecticut called the "Thimble Islands" ... and probably not related, my wife likes quilting fabric called Thimbleberry)
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ULEX europaeus ( Common Gorse )
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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ULEX europaeus ( Common Gorse )
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Virginia Creeper (a form of ivy)
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
Wisteria, as in Wisteria Lodge (an early Nancy Drew mystery title)
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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Jun 15, '09, 6:25 pm
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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While I missed the x this time around, here are Yucca brevifolia (scientific name for the Joshua-tree) and Zamioculcas zamiifolia (the other scientific name for the aroid palm, a.k.a. the arum fern). 
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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(Staying with fruits as well)
Rambutan (a new fruit to me, but maybe not to Vivi - native to Indonesian and southeast Asia)
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I've seen them, but not eaten them. 
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While I missed the x this time around, here are Yucca brevifolia (scientific name for the Joshua-tree) and Zamioculcas zamiifolia (the other scientific name for the aroid palm, a.k.a. the arum fern). |
 Amatungulu (isiZulu name for the carissa macrocarpa, or Natal plum, a tasty fruit which, I'm told makes tasty jam)
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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I've seen them, but not eaten them.
Amatungulu (isiZulu name for the carissa macrocarpa, or Natal plum, a tasty fruit which, I'm told makes tasty jam) |
banana (I generally have bananas around the house. Some have said that bananas can help your moods - )
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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banana (I generally have bananas around the house. Some have said that bananas can help your moods - )
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(Maybe its the potassium. I shudder to think what my mother's moods would have been like without her daily banana.   )
Cornflower - such unusual pink or white or blue flowers.
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Jun 16, '09, 9:40 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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(Maybe its the potassium. I shudder to think what my mother's moods would have been like without her daily banana. )
Cornflower - such unusual pink or white or blue flowers. |
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Jun 16, '09, 10:23 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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Echinacea (tastes revolting, but wonderful if used early enough to treat a cold )
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Jun 16, '09, 11:21 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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Echinacea (tastes revolting, but wonderful if used early enough to treat a cold ) |
fleur-de-lis Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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Jun 16, '09, 11:26 am
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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fleur-de-lis Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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geranium - makes me think of my Ouma (grandmother) because when I was a little girl she lived at Geranium Court.
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Re: Flowers and Plants #III (3)
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geranium - makes me think of my Ouma (grandmother) because when I was a little girl she lived at Geranium Court.
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hibiscus (we have three - one in the yard - and two in plants that we move indoor for the winter)
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