tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3431481701673972450..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Euphorbia leuconeuramr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-59937227463713324062013-08-07T04:26:32.677-07:002013-08-07T04:26:32.677-07:00There are a bunch of Euphorbs with flowers like th...There are a bunch of Euphorbs with flowers like this - E. viguieri has similar red flowers on stems, there is another but the name escapes me at the moment. These are all related to E. millii (section Lacanthis) and have some degree of inter-fertility. I have these popping up in pots everywhere after mine started to flower - i never seem to get to the seeds in time to collect them.<br />Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163249445404878569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37740629666105169742013-08-06T10:52:04.300-07:002013-08-06T10:52:04.300-07:00Claude:
Neither do I, but that doesn't stop m...Claude:<br /><br />Neither do I, but that doesn't stop me from questioning. I figure if taxonomists were any good at their jobs, I would only have had to learn one botanical name for coleus.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78548093913050760922013-08-06T09:38:58.250-07:002013-08-06T09:38:58.250-07:00That is an unusual bloom for a Euphorbia, but, to ...That is an unusual bloom for a Euphorbia, but, to be blunt, I don't have enough experience with the genus to really speak with any authority. Interesting tho Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-28305143155231889532013-08-06T09:35:41.057-07:002013-08-06T09:35:41.057-07:00Ah, yes. A "weed". Not only do the see...Ah, yes. A "weed". Not only do the seeds wind up every where, they sprout readily in just about any pot in which they land. Can actually become a nuisance in many plant collections.<br /><br /><i>so if I want to collect seeds, I'll have to put the plants in plastic bags or something</i><br /><br />"Or something" would be better. heh Easiest method is to gentle wrap/Paulnoreply@blogger.com