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[*] posted on 12-26-2012 at 09:27 PM
Unknown Plant Name??


Can anyone identify this plant? It just bloomed and I have no information on it, sun, shade, plant name, etc.

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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 10:33 AM


Who is the plant expert out there?:spingrin:



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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 10:36 AM


Mexitron, Pappy Jon, Jack Swords are some names that come to mind.

This is in San Diego, at your house, yes?




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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 10:52 AM


DK I thought you had the new Baja Plant Guide.
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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 12:09 PM


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Mexitron, Pappy Jon, Jack Swords are some names that come to mind.

This is in San Diego, at your house, yes?



The plant was purchased at a flea market in Key West, FL for 50-cents and now resides in Miami. I told my buddy that there are some pretty smart people on the Baja Nomad board that may be able to identify it. They purchased it because they really liked it's red stem, but then all of a sudden the blooms appeared.




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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 12:42 PM


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DK I thought you had the new Baja Plant Guide.


I do... and that's not a 'Baja plant'...




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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 06:25 PM


It looks like it might be in the "Poppy" family but regardless it appears in need of some fertilizer (nitrogen).



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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 06:46 PM


haven't a clue, but want to get in post number 1000 before the new year, so my guess is it's a red flower.



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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 06:51 PM


One more!



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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 06:53 PM


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One more!


miscounted. okay, is this number 1000??? red flower with green leaves, not Baja native...




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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 07:01 PM


congrats, amigo!!!!!!...screw the red flower; you reached a grand!!!



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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 07:02 PM


Its an Acanth (Ancathacaea family member) I think---similar to a Ruellia...I'll see if I can narrow it down...
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[*] posted on 12-27-2012 at 07:39 PM


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Its an Acanth (Ancathacaea family member) I think---similar to a Ruellia...I'll see if I can narrow it down...


Great info Mexitron... THANKS!
I bet there are 100s of varieties, huh?




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[*] posted on 12-28-2012 at 08:21 AM


Okay, think I have it---not an Acanth---a botanist friend pointed out the nectar spur at the base of the flower as atypical of that tribe. Finally occurred to me where I've seen those spurs---its actually Impatiens balsamina--- a tropical relative of the annual Impatiens you find in gardens everywhere. At least that's my best guess...

Comes in many different colors:
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[*] posted on 12-28-2012 at 11:59 AM


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Okay, think I have it---not an Acanth---a botanist friend pointed out the nectar spur at the base of the flower as atypical of that tribe. Finally occurred to me where I've seen those spurs---its actually Impatiens balsamina--- a tropical relative of the annual Impatiens you find in gardens everywhere. At least that's my best guess...

Comes in many different colors:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/156/#b


Mexitron, my friend in Miami thanks you very, very much!:yes:




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[*] posted on 12-28-2012 at 05:52 PM


Mexitron to the rescue !




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