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| So how many feet of Senecio rowleyanus (aka 'string of pearls') would you estimate are here?
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 13:19
| Paul, is this a quizz?? I love quizzes.. Are we allowed to ask questions? 18"??? |
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| I love this plant; so cute! |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 14:10
| Rhizo, you forgot to guess the length. lol Paul..I forgot to mention your macreme..It's really nice. Where did you find such a lovely hanger? Toni |
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| If so, are there any strings/stems over-lapping on top of the soil? lol Most certainly are. ..I forgot to mention your macreme..It's really nice. Where did you find such a lovely hanger? I though macreme only applied to woven items? Hmm, well it looks like I learned something new! My sis bought it for me one year as a Xmas present. Where she got it I have no idea. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 19:31
| There are stems over-lapping..hey, that's cheating. lol Actually macreme usually applies to woven items, but they also are made with sea-shells, 'I had a beautiful shell macrame, years ago,' string, beads and even wooden pieces/shapes. Your macrame looks nice and sturdy. A sitting plant should fit w/o wiggling this a way and that a way..lol. Toni |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 19:35
| I'm going to guess ten feet here, too ;-) Josh |
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| Unfortunately, the thought of measuring the strands didn't occur to me until I was almost through coiling it up. This is an OLD picture from about 4yrs ago
If I recall correctly I did some coiling of the strands shortly after that. In any event, the strands at this present time were almost 6ft long (bit under 2m). I estimate that there is probably well over 110ft (33m +) of plant there now. All of this in a pot approximately 1 inch deep x 3 inches wide x 4 inches long hidden in the basket. |
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- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Sun, Feb 27, 11 at 11:21
| Interesting arrangement Paul. I like the juxtaposition of the orchid bloom & the strings of beads, very nice. The wooden basket is a nice complement to the whole thing. Toni, not sure what you think you're seeing. I see a basket of wooden slats on rope, or heavy cord I guess. It's not macrame, as technically speaking, macrame is characterized by knots, in whatever kind or rope or cordage. I did a lot of it as a teenager; even made a nice handbag of it for myself. I would have guessed the plant a couple of 3-4 feet at least. I grow several pots of Ceropegia woodii (string of hearts), which I wind around the pot itself to keep somewhat controlled. Similar idea, mutiple long lengths. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Mon, Feb 28, 11 at 0:11
| Paul, is that a Ludisia Orchid on the desk? If so, is it the darkest leaf type? Not medium purple, but a dark purple that's almost black? Karen. The top, the part that's is holding the basket, looks like it's weaved or fine knots. Toni |
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