| Author | Content |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
September 10, 2009
02:03 AM Post #7046656
| Hi everyone,
this is a very common plant in Mozambique, a lot of people have it. but i have never seen it in South Africa, so i don't know its name. could someone please ID it for me?
thanks!
Isaac
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andymaycen
Vista, CA
September 10, 2009
03:30 AM Post #7046702
| Hi,
It is a Gomphrena...exactly which one I am unsure.
Andy |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
September 10, 2009
06:02 AM Post #7046773
| Looks like Gomphrena globosa, Globe Amaranth. |
barbadosgirl
St. Thomas
Barbados
September 10, 2009
08:29 PM Post #7049354
| in barbados we call this bachelor's button. it's been around here a long time, but it's hardly grown any more. i remember as a child we had it in our garden. |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
September 11, 2009
01:56 AM Post #7050367
| Thanks!
Isaac |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 12, 2009
01:54 PM Post #7055588
| westraad, that gomphrena looks very much like the cultivar 'Strawberry Fields'. It reseeds well. |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
September 14, 2009
12:38 AM Post #7061707
| Yes, it does reseed very well. i only had one plant, now i have so many! i am starting to through them away!
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tropicbreeze
noonamah
Australia
September 14, 2009
04:14 AM Post #7061953
| We have just over 30 species and subspecies of native Gomphrena, ranging in colours from white to pink and bright red. |
iamstar
Suan Phung, Ratchabu
Thailand
(Zone 11)
September 16, 2009
06:17 AM Post #7069613
| In Thailand, we call 'baan mai roo roie', which mean=> forever bloom... |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 17, 2009
08:14 PM Post #7075659
| aaahh...I missed those this year! I forgot to plant them. I'm going to have to dig in my seed collection and get them ready for next year. |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
September 18, 2009
09:38 AM Post #7077160
| You should, Randy, they are great plants!
Isaac |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 18, 2009
09:46 AM Post #7077192
| They are! I'm so out of room for stuff, probably why I didn't, but I'll scatter some in the front garden, they do pretty good there. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 18, 2009
09:56 AM Post #7077223
| And they are very happy little plants that don't require much in the way of care. Seem to be able to weave themselves through the bed and nod their happy little heads. |
westraad
Xai Xai
Mozambique
September 18, 2009
02:06 PM Post #7078005
| yep! sometimes though they get too jolly, and they start becoming weeds! i have to control them in my garden, or else they would take over everything.
Isaac |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 18, 2009
03:05 PM Post #7078196
| I think they are like the proverbial camels...give them an inch and they take a mile...grin |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2009
02:09 AM Post #7083289
| I have to get myself some of those "everblooms"! They must be easy from seed if they reseed themselves so well in your gardens. Any tips on germination? |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
September 20, 2009
03:17 AM Post #7083342
| Did you say "Strawberry Fields", Jean! 
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 20, 2009
09:43 AM Post #7083852
| Forever Dave...grin |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 20, 2009
12:20 PM Post #7084241
| Jenny, One of the Papaya seeds you sent me is now a producing tree! |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2009
12:29 PM Post #7084263
| How cool! Is it the "strawberry" or the monster one? Can't remember when I sent them, but it doesn't seem very long ago, I hope it tastes good! |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 20, 2009
01:23 PM Post #7084396
| Strawberry! |
