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#41 Post by dubbleyew eight » Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:05 am

Jasmine Rice. in the field and cooked as the thai do it.
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#43 Post by probes » Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:24 am

Lily-of-the-valley with forget-me-nots... ach! and the divine fragrance!

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#45 Post by probes » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:04 am

Narcissus Pheasant's Eye - white ones for the smell for a change

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#46 Post by probes » Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:01 am

Opuntia - somehow I've always loved the word... and the thorns are unforgettable as well... for which I can testify first-hand :)

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#47 Post by dubbleyew eight » Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:58 pm

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#49 Post by dubbleyew eight » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:22 pm

Radish
one of the best things to give kids to grow as a project because it doesnt require special handling and grows quick enough that they stay interested.
can be pulled out of the ground, washed and eaten raw.
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#51 Post by dubbleyew eight » Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:48 pm

Tea from Ceylon has been a world favourite drink for centuries.
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#52 Post by probes » Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:01 pm

Uvularia - looks like a bellflower (well, it is bellwort!), therefore beautiful in my eyes! :)

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#53 Post by dubbleyew eight » Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:22 pm

Valerian was a plant once used in perfume.
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#54 Post by probes » Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:29 pm

- and the favorite of cats? :)


Witch hazel from America:

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#55 Post by dubbleyew eight » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:59 am

blackboys, xanthorea australis, are known as the yucca in america.
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a very hardy dry land plant that survives bushfires.

xanthorea is pronounced zan thor e a

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#56 Post by probes » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:30 am

Wow! That's something!

Also, it will count for x and y, then, I guess, so:

Zinnia
- my new partner lkes and grows them and I never knew they could be that beautiful:

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#57 Post by probes » Fri Nov 25, 2016 2:24 pm

Amblystegium serpens, Creeping Feather-moss

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actually mosses are just super - tiny, yet impressive.
(Any in Africa, Mrs. Ex-Ascot?)

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#58 Post by probes » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:18 pm

Bamboo - pics make good wallpaper. First-hand experience.

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#59 Post by om15 » Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:24 pm

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C is for cannabis plants, with medicinal and social uses

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#60 Post by Slasher » Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:49 am

D is for delicate roses, usually presented by a bloke to the missus as a sincere apology for bonking her younger prettier girlfriend, and then employed to flay him within an inch of his life.

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