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Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: paul.fr on 12/11/2007 10:49:14

and any care instructions, many thanks.
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Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: neilep on 13/11/2007 00:49:39

PAUL..it's a Bromeliad (I think)

Check HERE (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mgonline.com/bromeliad13.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mgonline.com/bromeliad.html&h=480&w=640&sz=91&hl=en&start=7&sig2=CFcLTntJLRLJJomPkj-Avw&tbnid=3Pgmu83UhYazEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&ei=JvQ4R4PwHI6MxAHm2bkB&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBromeliad%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-19,GGGL:en%26sa%3DG)

wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromeliad

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: neilep on 13/11/2007 00:52:46

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Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: paul.fr on 13/11/2007 08:32:00

looks good Neiley.

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Alandriel on 13/11/2007 20:30:34

There really is a page for *everything* on the net, including how to care for your Bromeliad:

Care of Bromeliads (http://www.bromes.com/care.htm) ~ biggest mistake: overwatering!

I had once for ages in our bathroom. Light and always a big humid.
Watered it via plunge bath once a week and it kept for months  [;D]

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 15/11/2007 22:56:26

Does anyone know what this bush is??

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This is at a distance

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Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: neilep on 16/11/2007 00:54:56

I know I know...me me me me....



...its a red berry bush !!

Glad I could help !

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: kdlynn on 16/11/2007 00:59:10

i agree

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 00:59:24

Yes Indeedy it is...!! Can you check the latin reference for me as I am at a loss of how to prune said wild red berry bush! LOL

Thanks and Glad you could help too! LOL

It is a lovely eyefull of color in my yard right now for this time of the year!

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: neilep on 16/11/2007 01:07:26

Ok...Karen..are you sure it's a bush...could it be a shrub or a tree !

It must be a Holly of sorts....is it evergreen ?

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 01:11:18

Yes it could be a bush or a tree but I have not trimmed it for about three years and it has gotten huge and as you can see it is taking over.. I thought at first it may be a hedge type plant but when I trimed it way back several years ago it looked bad but then I left it alone because I thought I came close to killing it... But instead she thrives like me..... LOL big wild and crazy as a mad hatter!LOL.. What can I say.. the plant was made for me!

Yes it is an evergreen!

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 01:11:55

What is the difference between a shrub and a bush?

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: neilep on 16/11/2007 01:30:35

Quote from: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 01:11:55

What is the difference between a shrub and a bush?

shrub

a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.

bush

1.   a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
2.   a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant


 [:)]

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 01:40:11

HUMMM well I want to say that it used to be a single trunk not big with lots of  branches but as I said I cut it wayyyyyyy back and almost killed it and not it is as you see it and I can no longer get to the underside to see if it has multiple branches coming from the trunk!

I must get the nippers and see! LOL.. It is too rainy today and if I venture out I may melt like the wicked witch of the west! LOL.. [;)]   Although a walk in the rain sounds nice! [:)] [;)]

Title: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/11/2007 01:45:28

OK... I have just walked down the path and taken a stick and raised said branches and it seems to have multiple branches or trunks coming out of the ground.. tis not singular!

According to your definition s which are so similar,..LOL I think Shrub wins!

Title: Re: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on 21/12/2018 07:16:29

Quote from: Alandriel on 13/11/2007 20:30:34

There really is a page for *everything* on the net, including how to care for your Bromeliad:

"Page"? I once encountered a website dedicated entirely to trilobites.

Title: Re: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Bored chemist on 21/12/2018 09:57:20

Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 21/12/2018 07:16:29

"Page"? I once encountered a website dedicated entirely to trilobites.

How did they access it?

Title: Re: anyone know what this plant is?
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on 05/01/2019 00:52:06

Quote from: Bored chemist on 21/12/2018 09:57:20

Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 21/12/2018 07:16:29

"Page"? I once encountered a website dedicated entirely to trilobites.

How did they access it?

I don't know. See it for yourself:
http://www.trilobites.info/?fbclid=IwAR1QLWBXZ2XASDF_zELcFbEvraCjql7TZn_9zLXSX9Qy40su2V5dsY3ucgQ