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  1. September 24th, 2010, 12:51 AM #1
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    Default Vanilla planifolia

    I got this one 2 weeks ago, its really tiny. about 3-4 inches long
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  2. September 28th, 2010, 07:43 PM #2
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    Oh, cool ! Variagated!
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    Very cool. I hope it grows fast for you.

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    Very pretty. I just love varigated plants!
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    Hope you have a LOT of room for that vanilla vine to crawl around your house, Byron! LOL! Betty :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by espranch View Post
    Hope you have a LOT of room for that vanilla vine to crawl around your house, Byron! LOL! Betty :-)
    Ditto! They are climbers! They make beautiful vines.
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    cool, do they grow fast and i heard that it has to grow a few feet before it can flower
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    Was watching a gardening show on tv some days ago and they say these vanilla vines starts to flower when they are about 8 feet long.....I wonder if that is true....would be cool though to just harvest your own vanilla pods
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    The one I saw in Dallas was over 15 ft. long. It was going up and all over the place. I didn't ask "how" fast or slow it was growing...LOL! Betty :-)
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    wow 8 ft. long that will take a while lol. 15 ft long its just too big
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