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oops repeating post!

lol John I knew you were joking ;-)

Yes I saw the Poinsettia 'farm', as they called it, this morning, very pretty. :-D

Rose:-D :-D

AnnC knows a lot about it and deserves to be thanked.

I know nothing and was having a gentle leg-pull. I feel bad now :-(

On news today, I saw a shed growing these Christmas plants that everybody buys - painsettlers (sounds like).

I know of three houses within 6 miles of me that have been busted for growing large commercial amounts of cannabis this year. Yet I know of no buildings where they grow painsettlers or any other potted plants. Business opportunity perchance?

Thanks John and Ann :-D

It's a shame that the plants in the shop/s are so dry, used to be the same with Woolies, I was always buying half dead plants to 'rescue' them from an arid end lol. These have perked up so much after a long soak :-D

Please go on out and rescue a plant from the 99p shop today !! lol ;-)

Edibility
19th century illustrationThe fruits are edible, with a minty flavor,[8] and the leaves and branches make a fine tisane, through normal drying and infusion process. For the leaves to yield significant amounts of their essential oil, they need to be fermented for at least 3 days.[9]

Teaberry is also an ice cream flavor in regions where the plant grows. It also inspired the name of Clark's Teaberry chewing gum.

Gaultheria procumbensFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Gaultheria procumbens

Gaultheria procumbens in Hammond, Indiana

"Mountain tea" redirects here. For "herbal teas", see tisane.
Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, checkerberry, boxberry, or American wintergreen) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama.[1] It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family).[2]

[edit] Growth habit
G. procumbens fruitIt is a small low-growing shrub, typically reaching 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) tall. The leaves are evergreen, elliptic to ovate, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, with a distinct oil of wintergreen scent. The flowers are bell-shaped, 5 mm long, white, borne solitary or in short racemes. The berry-like fruit is actually a dry capsule surrounded by fleshy calyx,[3] 6–9 mm diameter.

It is a calcifuge, favouring acid soil, in pine or hardwood forests, although it generally produces fruit only in sunnier areas.[4] It often grows as part of the heath complex in an oak-heath forest. [5][6]

G. procumbens spreads by means of long rhizomes, which are within the top 20–30 mm of soil. Because of the shallow nature of the rhizomes, it does not survive most forest fires, but a brief or mild fire may leave rhizomes intact, from which the plant can regrow even if the above-ground shrub was consumed.[4]



and it's edible!!!!!

Not my specialist subject, but have been googling and searching all day. Went down the local Garden Centre as well for research purposes.

All I could come up with was SUNFLOWER. Hope it was not wasted effort :-D ;-)

Edit: Answered? Galtheria. Oh :-( :-( :-(

Kay we used to have a Prayer plant, this is much smaller leaves than that, think the general concensus is that it's the Galtheria :-) Really pleased with it as it grows in part shade which will be useful when I plant it out in the garden.

Rose,

It looks like a Mantra species,,,,Calathea otherwise known as a Prayer Plant,,,,,,,if the leaves start to fold in on themselves thats what it is,,,,,very popular houseplant easy to grow,,,,,the grow low ,spread and stay purple underneath.....the leaves can grow very large,,,,,easy to multiply...

That's it Rose isn't it. :-)

Tredascantia ? M. Sorry iPad didn't like that.!

I might go back and buy another Island! I also bought a deep pink pot rose and a heather. They had lots of very pretty miniature roses in different colours which would make a nice pressie if anyone's looking for one and for 99p you can't complain :-)

looks like you got a bargain if that's it then Rose! :-D

Where's Wend when she's needed?

No Island, not a succulent ( lol this is a good game !)

ooh I think it might be this!
http://www.jparkers.co.uk/plant-1001087-kp-2/gaultheria-procumbens/

Is it a succulent Rose?

no not that Susan, I know that one lol, we used to have lots of those.

Wandering Jew?

No Julia, not African violet, I'll change the avatar >>>>

That's a berry, :-D

well I've not come up with anything else either Ann :-)

Rose, can't see very well from the picture, but is it an African Violet in bud. You do get them in pink. Or is that a berry.

Julia in Derbyshire