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| String of Dolphins |
Plants can be interesting in any
number of ways--- color, flowering, variegation, size or shape.
Common names and novelty help
attract casual lookers. We have String
of Peas (Senecio rowleyanus), String of Beads (Senecio herrianus), String of
Bananas (Senecio herrianus).
Now we’ve found the most clever of
them all ---String of Dolphins. By
looking at the leaves up close and at the right angle, there is no doubt that
this is a Dolphin. The diving Dolphin has
one or two fins on its arching body.
I don’t understand how this novel
plant (Senecio pregrinus) has not been around. It’s not in commercial
production and is still only found from eBay collectors at high prices.
I paid those high prices and am attempting
to build stock. So far, it is easy
enough. Those indoor gardeners lucky
enough to find one will have no trouble growing Dolphins at the windowsill.
Will this be the next internet
wonder to sweep through the expanding houseplant craze?
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| Diving Dolphin's body |
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