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Old 08-31-2006, 03:51 PM
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This one opened up this morning. Looks like an alien head on a stem!
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It looks so thick.....
Not sure what else to say - um, the earthy rose and green colors are nice? hehe :c)
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Old 08-31-2006, 05:54 PM
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I'm not much on this species - but yours certainly looks very healthy and happy!
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That is an odd one alright. Does it get more that one flower at a time?

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We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box. ...Hmmm? .
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Wait! I've seen this guy...

Saturday mornings growing up. On Bugs Bunny is that advertising? It's...

Marvin the Martian!

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Um...Bruce...that might mean you.

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Marvin the martin is right! It has 3 flowers on this one spike. I haven't seen it get more then three though
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Three on one spike? Cool. I could see me growing something like this. Thanks for the introduction!

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but when it put up the male flowers you will not reconise it
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pretty kewl flowers... and yes, the male flowers are something else... can't remember what the trigger is to get the male flowers though... maybe less light...
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