kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: Trying to locate a picture |
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Someone recently posted a picture that I will try to describe. The top of it looked like a huge coneflower. And (laugh) it almost looked like a giant ear of corn.  OK if you are still with me, does anyone remember who posted the picture. And what was it? And I would like to see it again!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.gardenstew.com/about11231.html
Was this it?
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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No Toni, but thanks anyway!
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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The picture was showing mostly just the top part, so I couldn't tell if it was growing on a stem, was a bushy plant or what. It was yellow!
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:51 am Post subject: |
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I have the name of the plant - Acorn Banksia (Banksia prionotes). It is orange and silver, but the picture looked yellow!!!  Now does this information look familiar to anyone?? If so, can you post your picture again, please.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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No that's not it...I described it to a gardener friend and she said it sounds like Acorn Banksia. I remember it was larger around than the pics that Sjoerd posted. Toni, thanks so much for your willingness to help. 
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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No, but the flower itself was about that size.Maybe the person that posted it will come along and read this. Then again, maybe that person isn't on the Stew any longer!
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