Comments on: Protea Neriifolia

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:57:49 +0000

LOL! Despite growing up around chickens, I have never looked closely at one’s butt. I think I’ll just keep it that way and take your word for it. Chicken’s Butt it is.

By: Susan at Stony River

Susan at Stony River — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:41 +0000

It’s a lovely photo, such an exotic blossom framed by the smaller yellow ones! I love it.

But that flower looks like a chicken butt to me. If we still had hens I’d go take a photo to show you, but seriously…

Chicken Butt.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:18:31 +0000

Polona – -that’s exactly what I told Amoeba! I was all like, “Oleander Leaves?! Oleander leaves don’t look anything like this!” Even so, Amoeba tells me these things are cousins — and what does it matter what we call it? Shakespeare was right..

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:58 +0000

Church Lady — another good name! And that silk thing is right on the money.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:07 +0000

Barbara — me, too. I couldn’t come up with anything more inspiring then “Feather Boa Plant” and Gigi and Kelley way topped that!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:14:08 +0000

Melli — I understand these flowers dry quite successfully — but I don’t know how one would keep them dust-free!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:13:23 +0000

Nessa — that’s where my thoughts headed when I saw it.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:12:55 +0000

Kelley — Oh! I like that name!

By: polona

polona — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:18 +0000

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet (The Bard)

still, it looks gorgeous, and to name a plant with a blossom like this after oleander leaves hardly shows any imagination

By: Church Lady

Church Lady — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:20 +0000

I am so enjoying all of your exotic flowers you have been showing us! This one looks like it should be called “violet wish flower”. It reminds me of the texture of a dried up dandelion. We used to pick them as kids and say, “make a wish”, as we blew the feathery petals all over the grass. It also reminds me of the silk that comes out of a cat tail plant.

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:37 +0000

Beautiful — I’ve never seen anything like it. I have no ideas but enjoyed reading everyone else’s.

By: Melli

Melli — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:41:16 +0000

I name it “Nana’s Church Hat”…. well… I wish it was.

By: Nessa

Nessa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:57:24 +0000

Wow, so interesting. It reminds me of the feather boas old movie stars used to wear. Dona Nobis Pacem & Thursday Thirteen

By: southlakesmom

southlakesmom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:32:20 +0000

Feather blessings

Only because we have a parakeet and the tiny downy feathers remind me of her…oops, gotta go get the hand vac to scoop some more up. Hopefully these don’t moult like she does!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:12 +0000

Kay — possibly. I am not very knowledgeable about orchids. This flower arrangement was on the altar at church. I just had to take pictures of the feathered protea.