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Harin

Joined: 03 May 2004 Location: Garden of Eden
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject: what's your favorite flower? |
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it's been so sunny and beautiful here lately. everywhere i go, i see and smell flowers. just wonderful.
i used to have a huge garden and couldn't stop thinking about all the flowers i used to have. so, i splurged today and bought myself a dozen of pots and flowers/bulbs. i played all day in my patio.
so...what's your favorite flower? i've got so many, but if i have to pick just one, i must choose 'sweet pea'. i just planted some today and can't wait to see them blossom this summer.
i also love tulips (thumbelina was my favorite princess story growing up), high hope (rose), hydrangea (blue), oriental poppies, lavendar, and peony (dark pink one).
once my patio starts bursting with colors, i will post some pics of it. probably in few months.
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thorin

Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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hibiscus syriacus. |
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bignate

Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Location: Hell's Ditch
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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I LOVE Sunflowers. The most exceptional flower! ~
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Location: In front of my computer, again.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Frangipani, though lots of close seconds. |
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Koreabound2004
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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I too like blue hydrangeas....but yellow roses are my all time favourite. |
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desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Peonies rock- they are beautiful, hardy once they are established, and have a grand fragrance. But I can't provide a sample of the fragrance, unfortunately.
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Swiss James

Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Come back Joe Thanks, all is forgiven |
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desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Swiss James wrote: |
Come back Joe Thanks, all is forgiven |
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SuperFly

Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Papaver Somniferum
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Well, it's technically not a flower, but it thrives by tricking insects and other animals into believing it's a flower. It's the nepenthes, or pitcher plant genera of carnivorous plants. Its leaves form pit traps which it uses to trap insects (although some of the larger varieties have been known to trap frogs, lizards, and even mice and small birds)and dissolve them for the minerals in their bodies.
Here's a picture of the sinister nepenthes tentaculata:
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Buff
Joined: 07 Apr 2004
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: |
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I love the smell of lilacs. Gerbera daisies have got to be some of the happiest flowers ever and pansies are so cute. You can almost see their little faces. |
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jinglejangle

Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Location: Far far far away.
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Konundrum
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Boston
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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I dig daisies....simplicity is the answer. |
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Harin

Joined: 03 May 2004 Location: Garden of Eden
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Buff wrote: |
I love the smell of lilacs. Gerbera daisies have got to be some of the happiest flowers ever and pansies are so cute. You can almost see their little faces. |
ohhh, i love pansies too. johnny-jump-ups is my favorite. they are so adorable. i started it from seeds last week.
i also love lilacs, but i prefer butterfly bushes. they just look like lilacs, but smell better and attract lots of butterflies. |
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Harin

Joined: 03 May 2004 Location: Garden of Eden
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Son Deureo! wrote: |
Well, it's technically not a flower, but it thrives by tricking insects and other animals into believing it's a flower. It's the nepenthes, or pitcher plant genera of carnivorous plants. Its leaves form pit traps which it uses to trap insects (although some of the larger varieties have been known to trap frogs, lizards, and even mice and small birds)and dissolve them for the minerals in their bodies.
Here's a picture of the sinister nepenthes tentaculata:
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ewww...... |
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