Flower - unusual
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Sherrie S
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I planted several of these last year in a different area & this one moved itself between a cement walkway and cement border so I can't move it. I will soon plant more in a nicer area.
Between a rock and a hard place
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79 answers
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I love the color-what is it?
Dee W
on Jun 13, 2012
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Surprisingly I know the name: Common name is summer poinsettia. Fancy name is Amaranthus Gangeticus - Molten Fire.
Sherrie S
on Jun 13, 2012
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Did you plant from seed? I haven't seen them at the garden centers.
Kim S
on Jun 13, 2012
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This is funny! "That darn plant!" It just goes where it wants to the minute you turn your back! HA. Beautiful.
Jeanette S
on Jun 13, 2012
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Kim S, no it was a plant from our local nursery. Jeanette S, you are correct. That is how everything works here.
Sherrie S
on Jun 13, 2012
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So they just get up and walk on over to where ever they prefer to be huh?? Really, I do understand that cause I've had flowers show up in places I know darned good and well I did not plant them there!! And they say plants don't have brains!!! I can definitely see the poinsettia resemblance there. Cool plant!!
Susan S
on Jun 13, 2012
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They are called Amaranthus or Love Lies Bleeding and they will re-seed themselves if the conditions are right.
Chris T
on Jun 13, 2012
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thanks to you smartie pants that knew it's name.
Dee W
on Jun 13, 2012
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Dee W, I don't usually know the fancy names - in this case I asked my local nursery people what it was & I kept a record of it because it was so unusual. Susan S, do you think I would plant this pretty plant in nothing but cement on all sides of it? I guess you admitted that your plants replant wherever they want, too.
Sherrie S
on Jun 13, 2012
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Apparently it wanted to be where it could be the star of the show, a strategy that seems to have worked!
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 14, 2012
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Sherrie - does this plant produce seeds?? Ya know where I'm going w/this don't you?? Hey - this'll be ALOT simpler than transporting tads!!!
Susan S
on Jun 19, 2012
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Susan S, I guess it did produce seeds because it moved to that area by itself. I have no control over anything here. If I see seeds I will send you some. Thursday your dependants will be sent to you - they will be bottled in algae water.
Sherrie S
on Jun 19, 2012
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Sherrie, oh my, what a good looking self minded plant you have. Hehehe!!!
Leida R
on Jun 22, 2012
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bugers! every last one of them! They grow where you don't want them to and don't grow where you do! Such a pretty exotic looking plant.
Marg C
on Jun 23, 2012
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I love this plant. The red is so striking.
Dene M
on Jun 25, 2012
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Thank you for the nice comments and the laughs, too. Two weeks ago I decided to buy seeds because I want more of these plants. I hope these seeds don't move.
Sherrie S
on Jun 26, 2012
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I planted (or should I say threw) the whole package of seeds in a little area. Looks like all the seeds sprouted so I'll need to thin them out so they don't suffocate. Maybe I should just let them alone and see where they voluntarily move to.
Sherrie S
on Aug 05, 2012
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So how are the original plants doing now? Have you noticed any seeds or pods yet?? I definitely would love to have some. I'd need to wait til next spring to plant them but would probably try a couple indoors to see what happens. Wouldn't that be really pretty at C'mas time??
Susan S
on Aug 05, 2012
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Susan S, I had only one plant that re-seeded itself. I recently bought some seeds and those are growing exceptionally fast. I can tell it is the same plant but I'll have to wait a bit to see the beautiful flower. I promise I will try to find seeds & send them to you & this time it won't be like the disaster. Trust ME!
Sherrie S
on Aug 05, 2012
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Yeah - we're probably pretty safe with seeds!! LOL
Susan S
on Aug 05, 2012
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Jeeze, I hope so.
Sherrie S
on Aug 05, 2012
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What a beautiful plant, wherever it wants to live. I'd never heard of a summer poinsettia before.
Z
on Aug 07, 2012
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Me either Becky!! As a matter of fact, I've heard of more things for the first time than I can count since I joined HT!! Guess what??? There's a great big wide world out there I apparently don't know nuthin about!! Continuing my higher education @ UHT!! LOL
Susan S
on Aug 07, 2012
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LOL @ Susan. Count me in as a student too. And here I thought I was full of it!
Z
on Aug 07, 2012
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I hope the seeds I planted turn out as pretty as the plant.
Sherrie S
on Aug 08, 2012
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@Becky - well yeah, we KNEW that (you were full of it)!! LOL Sherrie - TLC & water & sunshine - your seeds should germinate into beautiful plants!!
Susan S
on Aug 08, 2012
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Thank you Susan. I think. :^D
Z
on Aug 08, 2012
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@Becky - honey you said it first, I was just agreeing w/you!! But, I meant it in the very best way, of course!!! ;~)
Susan S
on Aug 08, 2012
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@Susan... <3 <-- That's suppose to be a heart. I wish we could use HTML on here.
Z
on Aug 08, 2012
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What a beautiful plant, it is gorgeous! I hope it becomes fruitful and becomes many!!!
Bernice H
on Aug 09, 2012
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Bernice H, I'd love to have many - time will tell.
Sherrie S
on Aug 10, 2012
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ahhh, another one who knows how to use html...mirror lives you say!
Marg C
on Aug 10, 2012
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I don't know allot of HTML Marg, but enough to get by on groups.
Z
on Aug 10, 2012
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ok, I will bite...HTML? IS?
Bernice H
on Aug 20, 2012
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Bernice the Acronym HTML is HyperText Markup Language. So what? This gives people the ability to use certain codes to make things prettier, bolder, lined up, etc. This means their posting can be prettier, nicer, more sophisticated than yours but not all sites support it. My opinion: Don't bother with it. It is among the oldest programming tools.
Sherrie S
on Aug 20, 2012
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Look, I'd be just as happy w/cute lil emoticons, thank you very much! ;~) This is the best I can do!!! I like the silly smiley faces, frowny ones, goofy ones, mad ones . . . .you get it, right? LOL
Susan S
on Aug 20, 2012
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Yes Sherrie HTML has been around for quite awhile, as have I, but being old doesn't mean it's not useful anymore. At least I hope not. ;^) Bernice , websites are built using a combination of codes including HTML. Your browser reads these codes and allows you to view them as photos and graphics. You can see examples of HTML code and it's results at the following link.... http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/html_in_craigslist_postings/
Z
on Aug 20, 2012
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yes, I have made whole pages using html. It's not just a way to make things bolder or prettier.... It's the language that computers use for page development.
Marg C
on Aug 21, 2012
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Marg C & Becky - I was only telling Bernice how an ordinary "non programmer" uses it to make things pretty on a site like Hometalk. I didn't think she wanted a detailed explanation - just an idea about it. I use this type of program to create instruction manuals so HTML is a powerful tool no matter how old it is. I was not trying to dismiss the importance of HTML. Susan S, stay with your smiley faces.
Sherrie S
on Aug 21, 2012
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Your last comment is what made me think you didn't like it Sherrie. It's not for everyone, but I love using it when I can to do things I could not otherwise do in certain groups.
Z
on Aug 21, 2012
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Becky, I understand completely.
Sherrie S
on Aug 21, 2012
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Oh good!
Z
on Aug 21, 2012
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good :D no problem here :)
Marg C
on Aug 21, 2012
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Marg C, also good :DD
Sherrie S
on Aug 21, 2012
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Well I'm better than good - I'm just hunkie dorrie!! ;~)
Susan S
on Aug 23, 2012
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Susan S, I've forgotten what this posting was about. I'm just glad everybody is happy, good, fine, swell. That's the best way to be.
Sherrie S
on Aug 23, 2012
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Wow!! Now That is one Hardy flower!!
Debra K.
on Aug 23, 2012
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Debbie K, it is hardy & happy, too.
Sherrie S
on Aug 23, 2012
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Sherrie S, I insist, I WANT ONE!!! LOL!!!
Leida R
on Aug 25, 2012
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Leida, I think Sherrie said she would save some seeds for us once it reaches that stage - am I right Sherrie?
Susan S
on Aug 25, 2012
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Susan S, she did say that before. I was just doing a little reminder. LOL!!!
Leida R
on Aug 25, 2012
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Susan S & Leida R - the project I attempted was to buy seeds & make tons of those unusual flowers so I could send seeds to some hometalk sweethearts. Well, the seeds grew exceptionally well but now most of the plantings failed miserably. Some are still alive but only merely alive. Maybe they will move to a place they like?
Sherrie S
on Aug 25, 2012
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awwwww! Well if they turn out to be perrieniels (I'm pretty sure I just murdered the spelling of that one) then maybe they'll come back. I don't know how you tell in Fl. since I'd think you practically have a 12 mo. growing season. Maybe the seeds are still viable (the new ones produced on the existing plants) so hopefully you'll see a bunch of new ones pop up like the stray one did!!
Susan S
on Aug 25, 2012
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Waaaaa, Susan, I don't know if the original plant was annual or perennial - I just know I bought a few small plants & the one I posted came back after last winter. I also failed Dragons blood sedum seeds - Bought 5000 and now have 4 miserable looking things. I'm waiting until I see what they should have looked like. Don't give up on me!
Sherrie S
on Aug 25, 2012
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Sherrie S, and Susan S, you both are just tooo FUNNYYY!!! LOL!!! Susan, one, and the plants can sure feel when is Winter time here in Tampa. IT GETS COLD!!!, and I don't think plants really grow during this period. A lot of them get cold burn. : (
Leida R
on Aug 25, 2012
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Leida - Probably a common misconception for those of us who live further NORTH. I guess we think it's always 80 degrees at least, down there. If I'd really thought about it I do know better. We "hear" about the cold getting all the orange groves etc. @Sherrie - you bought 5000 WHAT? Seeds, plants? Whatever - good grief that a whole buncha something to only end up w/4 surviviors. I promise I will NOT give up on you - I know eventually you'll have a proliferation of something coming up. (Frogs?) PS to Leida - sure hope the path of Issac decides to go much further to the west. All week our weather people have had it potentially getting Tampa a good wallop but now looks perhaps it won't be as close as they initially thought! I'm trying to watch out for you!!
Susan S
on Aug 25, 2012
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HAHAHAHAHA!!! Susan S, when ever I read your comments, I just burst out laughing!!! By the way, I actually think we will be pretty safe around here with the Tropical Storm/Hurricane. Thank God!!!
Leida R
on Aug 25, 2012
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so glad to hear that you'll most likely be safe Leida! My family lives near Fort Myers, well not really near but kinda...about a 45min drive. I only say that because no one's ever heard of Rotunda West so I like to give some frame of reference. so anyway, I'm still watching the weather channel :\ yes you surely did murder the Perennial Susan!
Marg C
on Aug 26, 2012
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Leida R, I know you won't see Isaac. The last time the hurricane center told Tampa residents to go to Central Florida to get away from that hurricane it followed the Tampa people to Central Florida & gave us the hurricane. Leida, please stay home. Susan S, I bought 5000 seeds not plants. I must assume 4996 were bad seeds and only 4 were good. I think I'll quit buying plants/seeds on the internet. I have a really great nursery in my neighborhood.
Sherrie S
on Aug 26, 2012
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@Leida - glad to know you and other HT friends in Tampa seem to be safe so far. I'm so glad I can be a source of amusement for you!! ;~) @Sherrie - I think it will be hysterical of these things ALL come up next spring!! They might just be sleeping right now!! @Marg - at least I knew - I was just too lazy to look it up right then. I used to be able to spell almost anything you could throw @ me but I swear, anymore. . . . not so much. Musta damaged a few brain cells along the way!! Actually, I think it's a case of use it or lose it. Saying it and writing it are two different things!! Thanks for having my back girlfriend!!! Luv u too!! (note a slight twinge of sarcasm)
Susan S
on Aug 26, 2012
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Susan, change your browser to Firefox and it has a built in spell check.
Z
on Aug 26, 2012
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Susan S, If any of those 4996 seeds come up next spring I will be shocked & so shocked I will send all of those remaining plants to you by FedEx - Notice to Susan S: no USPS mail.
Sherrie S
on Aug 26, 2012
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Sherrie S, just remember that this plant has a mind of her own, and those seeds could also be tricking u to later on all come out. THAT WOULD BE A BIG LAUGH. LOL!!!
Leida R
on Aug 26, 2012
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Sherrie S, HAHAHA!!! ABOUT THE LAST HURRICANE, I sure remember that. I didn't go anywhere, but some of my extended family members did go out that way, and they came back very upset to say the least.
Leida R
on Aug 26, 2012
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@Becky - well, here b the problem. My laptop died a few months ago and my hunny is graciously "allowing" me the use of his which is now about 99.9% of the time. AND, he even allows the 8yr. old granddaughter the priviledge of playing her games on it when she's here. We've inadvertently corrupted it w/enough stuff so I figure I'd better not go screwing around changing anything permanent - ya know? I do have spell check when Im sending emails and I can go to the tool bar dictionary - I just plain ole don't feel like being perfect all the time!!! @Sherrie - bring 'em on Honey - I'll find someplace to put 'em. That really should make a pretty display - a great big bunch of poinsettia plants - WOW!!
Susan S
on Aug 26, 2012
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LOL Susan. I hear ya. It's hard being perfect all the time ain't it?
Z
on Aug 26, 2012
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@Becky - yeah but I just try to endure!! LOL
Susan S
on Aug 28, 2012
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lol !!! I like to say "I'm not perfect but damn close" hehehe
Marg C
on Aug 28, 2012
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Marg - that's like being up there right next to WONDERFUL!!
Susan S
on Aug 28, 2012
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Susan S, did you mean that Marg C is next to wonderful ME? Did you notice that we really haven't had a hurricane here or in Tampa. So far, so good.
Sherrie S
on Aug 28, 2012
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@Sherrie - well clearly I was referring to YOU - and so humble too!! LOL Yeah, I did notice y'all dodged the bullet this time. Now the poor people over in the gulf just have to sweat it out!! This very same exact time last year we had our earthquake - the epicenter was like maybe 10 mi. from us and then right on the heels of that hurricane Irene came up the coast! Fortunately, no damage to speak of from either event except we lost our gorgeous decorative plum tree. The constant force of the wind over the course of hours on end just slooooooly laid the tree right on over - and missed the garage. Whew!!
Susan S
on Aug 28, 2012
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I believe this is a summer poinsettia plant! I first seen it in myrtle beach, sc. An old lady told me about then after I walked past here yard and went back to ask her about them. She gave me seeds, but I never could get them to sprout. I sure would love some seeds fron this flower! Be well..Nan
Nan
on Aug 28, 2012
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Nancy Traylor, you are correct it is a summer poinsettia I bought at my local nursery last year. Then one rebloomed this year. So I decided to buy seeds & got nothing but failure. I'll have to wait until next year & buy the plants again. They are beautiful & unusual.
Sherrie S
on Aug 28, 2012
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I've seen these in the seed catalogs as one of the amaranthus. The ones I have grown has a lot of seeds that volunteer where ever they drop. If your purchased seeds don't germinate in the garden try starting them in flats. If still no luck after following the directions (light, temp & water, etc) they are probably old: try a different seed comapny.
Dorothy Collett
on May 22, 2015
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yes it is an amaranthus and summer poinsettia. Interesting spot it got itself into .
Sue Kiene
on Sep 20, 2016
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Definitely an Amaranthus... and a proud one at that!
Barbara
on Oct 12, 2016
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seems like a day of the Triffids
Tina Faith Nijssen
on Oct 12, 2016
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I agree, it would be nice to grow here but I don't think they would, it is rather cold where I am from, which is Blackball, West coast of the south island, New Zealand.
Tina Faith Nijssen
on Oct 12, 2016
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Amaranthus. It is an ancient plant whose seeds are used for bread on several continents - loaded with nutrients: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth
Gainorhillegass
on Oct 24, 2016
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