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| I was checking out this Facebook page called "Learn Something About Plants" (really cool site full of weird plant articles) and there is an album with photos of the plants they write their articles about. There is a photo of this one plant that will be featured in an upcoming article, but it doesn't say what it is. Does anyone know? Here's a link to the plant picture: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=403475383059960&set=pb.4034650 13060997.-2207520000.1356202735&type=3&theater Thanks! |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Sat, Dec 22, 12 at 14:34
| Hi Musiche...It looks like Stapelia commonly known as carrion or Toad Plant. Could be S. gigantea, also known as S. nobilis and S. marlothii. Toni |
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| Toni, no, that's something else. The blooms on the ones you name are about 8" across and are yellow. This has to be one of those oddities that blooms once every 25 years or longer. It looks like a type of carrion flower, so I'll bet he's holding his breath... |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Dec 22, 12 at 17:13
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| Yes, it's Rafflesia. |
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| Hi I can't get the pic!! Someone is actually culturing Rafflesia?? gary |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 10:45
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| Hi Obviously NOt culturing just visiting lol Have heard they have advanvanced to an eighty percent chance of innoculation using tetrastigma "Vietnamese yam"as a host . have heard that Kew gdns and Missouri Bo is attempting it . Heard Fairchild was also but can't find in the catallog. They seem to be guarding the transmission method ;probably because they bring so many tourists?? lol The giant Amorphos are getting commonplace in the larger gardens and one of these would be a draw? Fantasti plant for sure!! gary |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net) on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 13:38
| Howdy All, Musiche..Sorry about that. I never heard of Rafflesia, so had to Google..Your plant is Rafflesia. It's very rare, unusual and so pretty. Purple, thanks for correcting my error. Toni |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Dec 25, 12 at 11:42
| Toni, I wasn't sure either, just playing along. And I really enjoyed googling pics of what you suggested, a bonus, IMHO! Actually the credit goes to Eahamel. It was her mention of carrion flower (which would be the common name for this plant, from what I could tell, so it was ID'd when she said that) that helped me find a matching pic, which I wasn't all certain was correctly labeled. |
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- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 10:34
| Oh Id love to see a Rafflesia in cultivation! |
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