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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 05/03/2009 : 03:48:47
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Came across this bromeliad flowering for the first time yesterday. I've been wondering when it was going to start as we've had it a couple of years now. It is a bigger grower, each plant is about half a metre wide.
At long last the Monstera deliciosa is starting to flower. The flower hasn't opened yet and then another 12mths to wait for fruit but it is progress at least 
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld
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medburygardens
gardener
New Zealand
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 04:16:17
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| Monstera deliciosa is that whats called fruit salad plant? |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2009 : 04:25:48
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Yes. I'm not that keen on them but will eat them but want the kids to try them, also my mother-in-law loves them.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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medburygardens
gardener
New Zealand
639 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2009 : 04:41:40
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Didnt know you can eat them |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 05:46:54
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Looking good Gail..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 06:23:10
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They have such pretty flowers Gail, your brom also looks great , half a metre wide 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2009 : 10:10:38
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never been game enough to try one
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2009 : 10:21:54
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My mother used to eat them all the time, she loved them. They are fine as long as you wait for the skin to fall off and only eat the exposed bit.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 10:22:55
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I'll take your word for it Gail, not game enough 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 12:53:21
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The flower is open today. It is between 20 and 30cm long.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Val
assistant gardener
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 15:34:32
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| Oh wow! That's spectacular Gail! I'd love to taste that fruit, and thought I had a Monstera Deliciosa but it turned out to be a Philodendron. Same family I would imagine though. |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 15:47:11
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just beautiful Gail  almost good enough to eat 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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medburygardens
gardener
New Zealand
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 17:39:51
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| Thanks Gail,learn something new every day,do you ever see them sold in shops? |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2009 : 17:49:02
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common in shops Richard
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 05/03/2009 : 18:56:07
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They must send them all down your way Cheryl as I have never seen the fruit in a shop, only ever seen them as homegrown.
It is related to philodendron, Val.
I wouldn't want to eat the flower Cheryl... it is poisonous
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
Edited by - Gail on 05/03/2009 18:57:02 |
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A couple of surprises