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Old 10-22-2008, 08:21 PM
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There are a lot of these near the Lake Sumter cottages for the previews.
There are bush daisies near them , but these are blue. Mrs JohnN calls 'em a bluish-purple bush daisy, but we know it's not.

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Is it cone flower? Echinecea?
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Old 10-23-2008, 07:07 AM
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is it Plumbago?
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is it Plumbago?
Are you pulling our leg again 07? Plumbago? Is that a Poincettia with arthritis????
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Now, Gracie, if I had called it the Lumbago Tree you woulda known it was a bad joke.

But, alas, Plumbago is for real and a common flowering plant in this area.

Here ya go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbago
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I don't care what Wikipedia says.

I don't believe you.

What kind of name is that for a flower. Plumbago.
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Villages07, girl , you ARE good. It is a Plumbago. We now own a couple of 'em.

How do you do that? LOL.. thanks, John
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If you don't like plumbago Gracie you could call it by its other name....leadwort. Pretty little flower, terrible names.
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