Re: Unknown flower

Aside from the fact that they are about one-fourth the size of a Hong Kong orchid tree leaf, Andrea, they do indeed look a lot alike. When Zem suggested poinciana, I thought maybe the dwarf one, Mexican flame brush, but that's not it either. Poinciana has a fern-like leaf, like an acacia or jacaranda, so that's not it. It's growing in the courtyard at Naples Botanical Garden, but I couldn't find a name tag associated with it. Guess I just have to grab one of the horticulturists next time I'm there and get an ident.

On Sunday, January 30, 2005, at 11:01 AM, A A HODGES wrote:

Jim, don't you think the leaves look a lot like a Hong Kong Orchid? They do
to me. Could it be some kind of hybrid?
A


Andrea H
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[Original Message]
From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
To: Chat <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 1/29/2005 4:59:15 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Unknown flower

I posted a picture of an unknown flower on Yahoo today. It's a very
familiar-looking tropical flower. I hope someone will recognize it.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jsinger2003/album?.dir=/8210

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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