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  1. May 8th, 2008, 08:41 PM #1
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    Default Plocoglottis lowii

    It has a trigger lip if you touch it snaps shut from Java , the flowers are small but leaves are pretty ,... Gin
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    If it snaps shut, will it reopen later?? If it did, I'd be messing with it all day.... I agree about the plant itself, it's pretty enough to go without flowers. Very nice growing!
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    no once shut it stays that way probably to trap a pollenator .. gin
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    Cool, Gin.

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    TOO KWEL !!!
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    Plant workings are amazing...
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    Those leaves are beautiful (shape and color)
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    Fascinating. Tell me - where does poor DH get to stay with all those plants around???
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    Good question, I haven't seen him in awhile ,will have to put a bell around his neck. ... Gin
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