The new Poinsettia with the other plants on my windowsill. The Hyacinth on the left also flowers with beautiful bluish-purple flowers once in a while.The tree in the film is the Japanese Maple, whose fruit is called Samara. Incidentally Samarra is also my niece's name. The tree they used in the movie though was apparently fake, made with metal and plaster. The leaves were made of painted silk.
Credits for identifying the plant (and the Carpenter bee below) go to my Mom.
4 comments:
pretty but poisonous!
No no, I'm not breeding toxic plants on the wondow sill next to me. So sayeth wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia#Rumoured_toxicity
"While it is true that the plant is not very toxic, those sensitive to latex may suffer an allergic reaction and it is therefore not advisable to bring the plants into the home of sensitive individuals. If eaten, poinsettias may sometimes cause diarrhea and vomiting in animals and humans"
Ha ha, cant get over the latex sensitivity and diarrhea bit!
How cool! You're growing a water hyacinth on your window sill! Somehow that pasted this big huge smile on my face.
The best part of it all is that it actually blooms from time to time. It has this really gorgeous blue flower. It has to be amongst the easiest plants to maintain, as long as you have a pot that can hold a lot of water, with earth.
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