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vandenberg
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The flower, Blanca asked about, is commonly called bottle brush here in Nopolo. Never heard shaving brush.
My neighbor has one. A prolific bloomer. The plant that is, not my neighbor. 
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Osprey
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Van, those are two very different plants and flowers. As another previous post stated it's part of the boabab and balsa family. There are several
species of Bottle Brush but this ain't it.
Believe me, I asked a whole lot of sources before I found this one on the internet -- not one person in this village knew the name and there are
several of the plants here. Whoever calls it bottle brush is mistaken.
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vandenberg
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You're right Jorge. Totally different plant. One native to Ausralia and the other (the one in question) native to Mexico and central America.
Lots of inf. on Google.
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ecomujeres
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
---interesting family, the Bombacaceae, includes Baobobs, Balsa, Kapok, Durian, and our own (California/Baja) Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron).
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Mexitron: Fremontodendron was moved from Sterculiaceae to Malvaceae per APG and the new 2012 Jepson Manual has it under Malvaceae... [sorry other
Nomads, forgive the little bit of taxonomic banter here...].
OK Nomads, it's safe again: Wow Blanca! What a crazy plant! Love it. I'm always amazed when I learn of some new and wild Mexican [mainly mainland]
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Thanks, I knew they were playing with that...and it does make more sense!
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BajaBlanca
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Ed Vandenberg Can you ask your neighbor for a cutting of that shaving brush plant? It is so beautiful. Then we have to get it down here! BTW.
We drove thru Nopolo once and the landscaping is truly a thing of beauty? Must be a pleasure to take a walk down the street. ( when it's not too hot,
of course!)
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Marinero
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
that is one crazy flower all right...kinda remided me of this bugger that scared the hell out of me one morning as I walked out on our patio...it
bloomed overnight and was huge!!! kinda like fireworks going off in my planter...
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This is a Dancing Lady(ies) Lily. Cut it when it first opens and bring it inside. You get about a week or flowers opening a few at a time.
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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BajaBlanca
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Dancing Ladies is such an appropriate name!
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
| Quote: | Originally posted by ecomujeres
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
---interesting family, the Bombacaceae, includes Baobobs, Balsa, Kapok, Durian, and our own (California/Baja) Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron).
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Mexitron: Fremontodendron was moved from Sterculiaceae to Malvaceae per APG and the new 2012 Jepson Manual has it under Malvaceae... [sorry other
Nomads, forgive the little bit of taxonomic banter here...].
OK Nomads, it's safe again: Wow Blanca! What a crazy plant! Love it. I'm always amazed when I learn of some new and wild Mexican [mainly mainland]
native. Thanks for sharing. |
Thanks, I knew they were playing with that...and it does make more sense! |
I just read a book-One River- by Wade Davis that is about identifying plants in the Amazon, the many tribes encountered in the Amazon area, the
tribes's belief in the power of plants to cure many medical problems and their halucinogenic affects.
A lot of attention was focused on the studies of the late Dr. R. Schultz of Harvard University, the late Dr. Timothy Plowman and Dr. Wade Davis all
described as ethnobotanist-I never knew there was such a title!
I purchased the book on Amazon.com
bacquito
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BajaBlanca
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If I could go back in time, that sounds like a wonderful major.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
| Quote: | Originally posted by ecomujeres
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
---interesting family, the Bombacaceae, includes Baobobs, Balsa, Kapok, Durian, and our own (California/Baja) Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron).
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Mexitron: Fremontodendron was moved from Sterculiaceae to Malvaceae per APG and the new 2012 Jepson Manual has it under Malvaceae... [sorry other
Nomads, forgive the little bit of taxonomic banter here...].
OK Nomads, it's safe again: Wow Blanca! What a crazy plant! Love it. I'm always amazed when I learn of some new and wild Mexican [mainly mainland]
native. Thanks for sharing. |
Thanks, I knew they were playing with that...and it does make more sense! |
I just read a book-One River- by Wade Davis that is about identifying plants in the Amazon, the many tribes encountered in the Amazon area, the
tribes's belief in the power of plants to cure many medical problems and their halucinogenic affects.
A lot of attention was focused on the studies of the late Dr. R. Schultz of Harvard University, the late Dr. Timothy Plowman and Dr. Wade Davis all
described as ethnobotanist-I never knew there was such a title!
I purchased the book on Amazon.com |
That's my all time favorite book, absolutely brilliant. I've read it 3
times.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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DavidE
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If You See One Of These Bloom It's Time To Worry...
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Marinero
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
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I think that might be a Mean Green Mother from outer space?
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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