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Polyacre
Rapid City, SD
(Zone 4b)
March 5, 2008
1:07 PM Post #4625817
| I received this from my mom who lives in Florida 2 years ago, I don't remember what she told me that it was. I had it in my house and it really never did anything, I did put it in my Greenhouse in Nov when we finished it. Now it is just blooming so pretty... So I guess it likes it in there but what in the world is it?? 
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LariAnn
Miami, FL
(Zone 10a)
March 5, 2008
1:12 PM Post #4625844
| I think it is Adenium; perhaps A. obesum, the Desert Rose.
Here's a link: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
LariAnn
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growgirl59
Saint Louis, MO
March 11, 2008
10:23 PM Post #4652875
| Wow, your plant is SO MUCH prettier than mine! I love this plant. It looks exotic and no one around here has one. So while it is not rare, people seldom see them and think I have a real collectors item. Mine is several years old and the truck has gotten quite large and prehistoric looking. At no time did it flower to the extent yours has. I'm glad you posted this picture! |
evesta
Kearney, NE
(Zone 5a)
March 13, 2008
1:39 PM Post #4659035
| I have one too. I bought it years ago on a clearance sale. It looked half dead but I loved the way the "trunk" looked so I bought it. Have had it for about 5 years now. I move it outside in the summer and the blooms are amazing. It looks cool even without the blooms in the house. The leaves do fall off occasionally but mine has a bonsia shape to it so I love it even then! |
flowerNbee
melaka
(Malaysia)
March 16, 2008
12:13 AM Post #4669502
| hi..we have this flower in Malaysia too, and at my house :D quite a few..
my father planted it sometimes ago.
this flower is popular among Chinese in Malaysia (probably Asia region) as it is said that this flower can bring prosperity and fortune to them :).
in chinese, this flower is called "Prosoerity Flower" (translated version).
here..i have this flower at my house too..but dunno the name of it...it has many colours and only bloom during day time (most beautiful at 12noon)..
anyone can help?
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
March 16, 2008
12:22 AM Post #4669526
| Your pic looks like Portulaca, over here we call it Moss Rose. |
flowerNbee
melaka
(Malaysia)
March 16, 2008
3:26 AM Post #4669838
| ahh..managed to googled it :D this is the one..i have it at my home for long time but still couldn't figure out what the name is... thanks pal..
here's the white one... i just took it an hour ago..enjoy..
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glendalekid
Tuscaloosa, AL
(Zone 7b)
March 16, 2008
10:24 AM Post #4670264
| flowerNbee,
Beautiful pics of your portulaca.
Karen
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flowerNbee
melaka
(Malaysia)
March 16, 2008
9:58 PM Post #4672734
| ^^ thanks glendalekid *shy shy* |
billstanley
San Francisco, CA
March 19, 2008
4:00 PM Post #4683232
| That is a very pretty flower.
-Bill
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growingup
Tucson, AZ
April 8, 2008
4:10 PM Post #4777239
| Weird, I would have sworn that was Oleader. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
April 8, 2008
9:28 PM Post #4778684
| No, it's definitely Adenium. Adenium and oleanders are both in the same family so they do have some resemblance, but oleander has smaller flowers that are flatter/less tubular, and the leaves are a slightly different shape. And the flowers on oleander tend to be primarily one color with maybe slight shading variations, not clearly two-tone like this one. |
