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  1. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    .... we call it Arozinha (little rice plant) it positively glows in the sun ...

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      I can never remember if it's delosperma or lampranthus. Ice plant or pig face!
       
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          Oh yeah, or drosanthemun:heehee:
           
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            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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            They change their names with the weather, the way botanists carry on its getting to the point that using the common name is less confusing that using the ones they keep changing them to.;)
             
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              So what are Mesembryanthemums, then? :scratch:
               
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                Otherwise known as Livingstone Daisies. Much easier to say and spell. :biggrin:
                 
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                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  Not any more, now Dorotheanthus bellidiformis.
                  Or is it Cleretum bellidforme. :scratch:
                   
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