This was a surprise find in my garden the other day. I know what it is. Do you? I’ll tell after five guesses!!!! It is huge, by the way. At least a foot long. Actually, the second two people guessed correctly. It is a banana bloom! I’m going to have bananas this year!!!
For Cee’s FOTD. See her beautiful echinacea HERE.
Euphorbia Bracteate. This has been an incredibly busy day and this has been my first time to post.
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After not blooming for months, the tabachine bush just burst into bloom. I guess it was waiting for the rain.
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This hibiscus doesn’t bloom nearly as often as the others, perhaps because Zoe eats them? At any rate, it is a real treat when it does bloom. Presently, two flowers. They’ll be gone by tomorrow so wanted to share them.
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The cotton fibers found from Silk Floss Trees , which are called Kapok, are often used to stuff the insides of things such as pillows and a variety of other cold-weather clothing. The fibers of the Silk Floss Tree also have a hydrophobic property that allowed it to be used in the material that goes into life preservers.
The wood can be used to make canoes, as wood pulp, and to make paper. The bark has been used to make ropes. From the seeds, it is possible to obtain vegetable oil (both edible and industrially useful). The floss silk tree is cultivated mostly for ornamental purposes .
These trees can reach a potential 25 meters tall with fat and thorny bottle-shaped trunks and branches. (Information from Google.)
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 