Re: plant info question

Cathy,
Just a guess, but did you look at the photos on the URL Jim sent?
That's Mickey's nose in the bottom shot.
Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 4/19/2003 6:17:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] plant info question
>
> Why is it called "Mickey Mouse Plant"?
> Cathy
> On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 04:06 PM, Island Jim wrote:
>
> > and here's a pretty good picture
> >
> > http://www.hear.org/pier/octhop.htm
> >
> >
> > At 04:27 PM 4/19/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >>   noreen, i did a google search on "shrub" then a search within  
> >> results on
> >> "mickey mouse" and got 18 hits; here are a couple of them--
> >>
> >> Ochnaceae. shrub. Ochna thomasiana [Ochna kirkii]. English: Micky  
> >> Mouse plant
> >>
> >> <http://www.rexseedco.com/hp.htm>House Plant Seeds - Exotic & Unusual
> >> 5 Seeds per Package $2.30. SO298, MICKY MOUSE PLANT (Ochna). This is a
> >> delightful
> >> evergreen shrub that grows to 5 feet tall with leathery, oblong  
> >> leaves. ...
> >> www.rexseedco.com/hp.htm - 22k -
> >> <http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:m1Lo1cyCO5gC:www.rexseedco.com/ 
> >> hp.htm+%22shrub%22+%22micky+mouse%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8>Cached
> >> - Similar pages
> >>
> >> hope this helps.
> >>
> >> the first search i did, incidentally, was on "bush" and "mickey  
> >> mouse" and
> >> i got a zillion hits comparing a different bush to a different mickey  
> >> mouse.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 05:50 PM 4/18/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >Anyone have any experience or info on a tree/shrub called a Mickey  
> >> Mouse
> >> >Lucky tree????
> >> >Would appreciate any info.  I did a search, came up with 1000+  
> >> disney type
> >> >but no tree.  Would appreciate the info, thanks!!!
> >> >
> >> >Noreen
> >> >zone 9
> >> >Tx. Gulf Coast
> >> >
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