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Cool plant and some more pics.

Post by hardyjim » Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:59 pm

Really love that the leaf coloration on these...they get
whiter as the leaves age,often this is not the case
with variegated plants.

Manihot Esculenta 'Variegata

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... grofwb.jpg" border="0" alt="my photo photo aa_zpsllgrofwb.jpg"/></a>

Someday my Princeps will be tall...I hope.

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Madagascar palm is taller then me now,
might need someone to carry us both up the stairs.

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Pay no attention to those plants in the background with the big green leaves.(wink)

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Looks like the Tricho has 7 more blooms coming.

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Variegated Jade

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P.Namaquanum far right has four heads now,will be beautiful
when it gets some size if they all grow out.

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... x.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... qgejmx.jpg" border="0" alt="my photo photo aa_zpstzqgejmx.jpg"/></a>

They say 2 heads are better than one...
well,this Gloriosa has 3.

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... u.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... a1bthu.jpg" border="0" alt="my photo photo aa_zps3fa1bthu.jpg"/></a>

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The whole 9 yards.

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Thanks for looking...


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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:35 pm

All looking good!

I have never grown Manihot but have eaten my share of cassava over the years. I ought to try to grow my own.

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