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colldp68

03-08-2010 08:32 PM

Could someone help ID this flower??

This flower grows throughout Central America. Does anyone have any idea what it is? Thanks -Dan

Lagniappe

03-08-2010 08:48 PM

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Adenium? No, they're from another continent. :(

Taylor

03-08-2010 09:02 PM

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Vinca, commonly planted as an annual.

Lagniappe

03-08-2010 09:42 PM

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Psh...I was going to say that.

bigdog

03-08-2010 10:44 PM

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Catharanthus roseus.

raggedyredhead

03-08-2010 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog (Post 123510)

Catharanthus rosea.

Yes, your plant is family Dogbane,Apocynaceae. Flowering time early spring to
fall. It is a shrublike perennial with three inch leaves marked with a central white rib. Flower is over an inch wide white or pink. Usually raised as an annual. It is a poisonous plant.

colldp68

03-10-2010 03:51 PM

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Thanks Everyone for the help!

albasia_rudy

03-10-2010 09:29 PM

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Definitely , It's Caranthus roseus ( Roxb. ). It has many anti-tumor active ingredients. Origin from mid & north Asia. Spread from Himalayans to south east Asia.

cherokee_greg

05-03-2010 11:10 PM

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The lady down the street is always giving me plants she cannot speak english some of the plants I donot know what they are. This one looked like some kind of cabbage. Im happy I planted it in my flower garden now I really like it. Is it a opium poppy ?

Abnshrek

05-04-2010 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg (Post 127272)

This one looked like some kind of cabbage. Im happy I planted it in my flower garden now I really like it. Is it a opium poppy ?

I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)

cherokee_greg

05-04-2010 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Abnshrek (Post 127275)

I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)

Its a very nice plant. Thanks

cherokee_greg

05-04-2010 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Abnshrek (Post 127275)

I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)

Somebody on Davesgarden.com told me it was a opium poppy also here is the link
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy Papaver somniferum 'Naughty Nineties'
:woohoonaner:

sunfish

05-04-2010 08:49 AM

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opium poppy - Google Search

Dalmatiansoap

05-04-2010 08:54 AM

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We call it Mak (Papaver somniferum). Its common wild flower here and flowers only in may. Some varietys are used for making delicious cakes. There are even white and light pink varieties.This flower CANT be used for opium production

Jack Daw

05-04-2010 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap (Post 127288)

Oh yeah, some people here usually plant lots of corn around the perimeter of the field and center is almost exclusively planted out with this red weed. But yummy in the tummy.

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