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04-18-2011, 11:13 PM
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Happy little surprise flowers
After a hard and frustrating day I was losing myself in some meaningless plant maintenance - picking out dead leaves and old flowers, arranging pots, and just generally puttering about with my plants. Well, look what I discovered: tiny purple flowers on this guy!
I didn't even know this thing made flowers. I bought this plant because I liked the colorful leaves, but I don't know anything about it. It has a tag that claims it's a "polka dot plant" - that's all I know. I think I bought this at Lowe's maybe six months ago, but I'm not even sure of that.
Anyway, these happy little flowers have made my day. I love how they're just hanging out and doing their thing - no need to show off, and they don't seem to care whether I notice them or not.  I love nice surprises like this!
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04-19-2011, 12:12 AM
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They are so pretty! I bought a polka dot plant just yesterday, and I had no idea it blooms like this. Something to look forward to!
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04-19-2011, 12:20 AM
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awesome! I had one of these many years ago, and it bloomed like crazy with those charming little flowers! I've been thinking about getting one again
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04-19-2011, 05:15 PM
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Hypoestes phyllostachya,
It's a great little plant, member of the Acanthaceae family.
Here are a few other members of that family you might be familiar with.
Pachystachys, yellow shrimp plant
Aphelandra, zebra plant
Thunbergia (clock vine)
Justicia (shrimp plant),
Fittonia, very common, I grow these in my terrariums
and this is a pic of a famous one from Ehtiopia,
Acanthus senii
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04-19-2011, 07:03 PM
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Tindomul - I love the looks of all of these!
I'm busy laying plans and schemes for my Perfect Ideal Dream Terrarium, and I think some of these may make it into the final selection. If nothing else - I know what my next non-orchid purchases will be. Thanks so much for the information!
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04-19-2011, 08:07 PM
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Well, just remember, most of the ones I posted are big.
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05-27-2011, 04:43 PM
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Went to NYBG the other day and saw this in bloom. Big Acanthus mollis.
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Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
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