Re: Tropical plant ID

Kitty,

Sorry, it was me who dropped the "i" in Justicia and I don't know where I
got incarnata. Senior moment, I guess. I dug through my folder of old plant
labels and found the tag - Justicia carnea. Very embarrassed at this end.

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Tropical plant ID


> Dan, Is this a trick question? ;+)
> You, too, dropped the i in Justicia.
> There is no Justica or Justicia incarnata in google or in books.
> Could you have meant Justicia carnea - which it is. ?
> or could you have meant Jacobinia incana - which has been renamed to
> Justicia leonardii?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel Roman" <djroman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Tropical plant ID
>
>
> > Kitty,
> >
> > I have a Justica incarnata that looks just like your mystery plant
except
> it
> > is pink. I saw white ones when I bought mine last year. Check it out on
> > Google.
> >
> > Dan in zone 6 PA
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:47 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Tropical plant ID
> >
> >
> > > A few of you may get this 2x because hort.net seems to be experiencing
> > some
> > > trouble, so I sent it individually to a few of you, too.
> > > I went back and took a picture of the plant called Jacobina.  She puts
a
> > lot
> > > of interesting names on things.  She had a Red Sister Cordyline that
she
> > > called Red Sister Iroc.  I can't find any reference to Iroc as a
common
> > name
> > > anywhere.  There are 2 pics of the Jacobina at:
> > >
> > > http://snipurl.com/675s
> > >
> > > The URL takes you to one, click next for another.  And while I have
you
> > > here, another very vague plant for Island Jim to take a stab at IDing.
> > The
> > > owner, who winters in Florida, said someone of Spanish descent gave
her
> a
> > > tree/shrub called Red Cee in Florida. She said it has red walnut-like
> > > leaves. Beyond that I know nothing.  any ideas?
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
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