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Author Topic: How's this for a happy plant?  (Read 2417 times)

angie

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How's this for a happy plant?
« on: September 21, 2010, 10:01:10 PM »
Thought this plant deserved a look.
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2010, 11:04:03 PM »
Here is the picture of my happy plant.
Sorry for the delay but had to switch computers.

Angie :)
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2010, 12:44:31 AM »
Angie:

Sorry to say I know him!
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2010, 03:07:30 AM »
Did you get this from Professor Pomona Sprout of Hogwarts? ;D
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2010, 07:40:12 AM »
Angie, you treat him well, that's for sure   ;D
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2010, 08:59:19 AM »
Sorry about the mess I made of the posting, I had to change computer but I thought it was so funny when I noticed the face, one of my mums old plants.
Some plants disappoint us with not flowering but this one is trying hard to have me keep him. I don't know anything about the plant the nursery name is clear but the plant name is not, anyway it makes me smile if nothing else.

Angie :)
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2010, 09:24:09 AM »
Angie ,

This is a german nursery : Albert Plapp
http://www.kakteen-plapp.de/shop1/index.php?page=SN_Home

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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2010, 09:52:41 AM »
Anthony no mums anymore :'( ;) but if anyone wants to adopt me they can  :D
As you see on this forum I still need plenty of help.


Hans thanks, will have a look and see if I can identify this plant, the label is worn but the first letters that I can make out are Ferrardan.../ebatus and after that the letters are missing, it's very faint so even these might be wrong.

Angie :)
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2010, 10:01:49 AM »
Maybe :

Gerradanthus macrorrhizus ?

Please look at the pics in this website
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2010, 10:20:05 AM »
Hi Hans, that does look like it, can't explain were that label came from.

I hope some of the plants that I have found homes for have the correct name, but if not sorry folks.

Angie :)
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2010, 12:16:36 PM »
It could be Gerrardanthus lobatus!

http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/ger-lob-sub.asp

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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2010, 02:10:35 PM »
Alberto I think you are right. I have had a look at the label again it looked as if it started with a F to me and the the last few letters were faint so I couldn't make them out. The second word looked like ebatus to me but now that you have given me the right name I can figure it out.

In the picture it shows male and female flowers is it hard to get to flower.

Thanks for the ID I thought maybe my mum had mixed the labels up.

Angie :)   
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2010, 02:52:07 PM »
It could be Gerrardanthus lobatus!

http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/ger-lob-sub.asp

Alberto


There you go Angie, you could call him Gerry? ;D
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2010, 09:35:51 PM »
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  There you go Angie, you could call him Gerry? ;D 

Sorry, couldn't resist doing this
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Re: How's this for a happy plant?
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2010, 10:54:36 PM »
Diane I love it , now when I look at the plant I shall expect it to speak to me.

You must be really good with computers it takes me all my time to resize and post a picture.
I have emailed it to all my friends, they will love it.

Thanks for making me laugh.

Angie :)
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