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Lilwren
Farmgirl in Training
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Ninon
McKinleyville
CA
USA
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 Posted - Oct 04 2011 : 9:03:01 PM
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Anybody else grow Kangaroo Paws? These delightful flowers(?) grow up here on the coast of Northern CA but also down in heat of Redlands where my sister lives. They are perennial, fuzzy and fun to add to bouquets. Come in velvet red, orange and yellow--sorry picture so dark, haven't learned how to get definition inside yet....anyway, you get the idea!
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2011 : 07:17:35 AM
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I love where you live. I love where you live so much, I might cry. So temperate. So wonderful. So many hippies.
Trish
Make cupcakes not war!
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
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PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2011 : 07:28:51 AM
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I have never seen Kangaroo Paws before. They look amazing!
blessings,
peggy
Farmgirl #1326
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2011 : 07:44:55 AM
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Ditto Trish!Ninon ,Those are awesome!!!!!!
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Lilwren
Farmgirl in Training
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Ninon
McKinleyville
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2011 : 9:18:58 PM
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Thanks all! I just had to share, I just love these silly things, I had never heard or seen them before last year! I wish I had little children around to show them to, can you imagine their wonder--kind of like sheeps ears (that green plant that is so soft to pat)...and ps Trish maybe someday I will post a picture of my sweetie and I when we were younger and one of us had more hair...
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marthajane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anna
Orlando
FL
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 07:34:39 AM
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those do look fantastic, very unique...
do they dry well, or just wilt?
how do you propagate these plants?
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Lilwren
Farmgirl in Training
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Ninon
McKinleyville
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2011 : 9:59:39 PM
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I have not tried to propagate or dry, but I googled them: they are perennial, a rhizome so you can separate them and they can be sprouted from seed. They make a good dried flower as they are stick like with leathery flowers. Sounds like some places that are cooler have them indoors, but they like dry sandy soil and heat, maybe perfect for your neck of the woods...
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marthajane
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Anna
Orlando
FL
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - Oct 15 2011 : 12:15:45 PM
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thanks so much for sharing them, truly unique.
are they still blooming for you, or how does your growing season work in nca?
Happiness IS being a MoM |
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Lilwren
Farmgirl in Training
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Ninon
McKinleyville
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2011 : 9:44:21 PM
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They still have blooms, we will cut them back when it gets too rainy, I bet within a month. They begin to pop back up and by mid summer are going full tilt.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit-- Nelson Henderson |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2011 : 07:00:19 AM
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Ninon,
Thanks for sharing! Kangaroo Paws are so neat. I first was introduced to them about 20 years ago when doing floral design. I was always excited when we open up a box from the wholesaler to find those, and ginger too!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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