zuzu's petals
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Oh, I know that one Glendann! 
Euphorbia milii, commonly called "Crown of Thorns".
We used to have a whole thick hedge of that when we lived in Florida. 
MAN  that hedge was deadly!
But it sure kept the neighbor's pup in is own yard. 
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glendann
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Oh thank you Zuzu. I think I'll keep it in a container .
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Droopy
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Amazing amount of thorns on that little plant, glendann. Do you have to put thick gloves on to handle it?
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Biita
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: |
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I was going to say that Zuzu, altho i didn't know the latin term for it.. i had one in Alabama, an it was deadly,, a huge bush 6' tall,, cutting grass around it was a experience let me tell you...lol.
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Sjoerd
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We call it "Christusdoorn" here (Euphorbia millii).
I have seen these growing along side the road in Nepal as tall as my head! (6'3").
Its a very popular house plant for the windowsill here.
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glendann
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't had to handle it much as its about 7 inches tall.I will keep it potted as I don't need to have to mow around it and be stuck by it.
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Primsong
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I love the funky mutant flowerheads!
Used to have something called a 'Mother-in-law's Tongue', a succulent that looked like big speckled green tongues, gave it to my mom-in-law as a joke and she tried to kill it for years but my father-in-law would care for it on the sly. Haha!
Right now I think all I have are run-of-the-mill, though pretty. I would like to get a mouse-plant.
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Droopy
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Primsong, is that the one with blooms looking like mice with their head down? We've got it, but it hasn't bloomed for us yet. I tried to google it, but didn't get any results, and I've been too lazy to try and find the Latin name for it.
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Netty
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I just found a Mouse Plant in my Botanus catalog. It's called Arisarum Proboscideum. Is this the same plant Droopy?
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Droopy
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Thank you Netty. Yes, it is! My husband thinks it's the coolest plant he's ever seen. I didn't realize that the Norwegian common name for it is a direct translation from English. I would have been able to find it sooner had I known.
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dirt2diamonds
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:57 am Post subject: |
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What is that thing with the thorns? Do you treat it like a cactus? I favor almost anything that blooms though.
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