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Rhoeo spathacea - "Moses-in-the-Cradle"


Rhoeo spathacea - "Moses-in-the-Cradle" (Rhoeo spathacea - "Moses-in-the-Cradle")

This was a nice full "Moses-in-the-Cradle" plant in La Jolla. Pic taken Jan. 11, 2009.



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lovely photo

17 Jan, 2009

 

I haven't ever heard of it - but I like it!

17 Jan, 2009

 

Irish, thanks for the comment.

Spritzhenry, it is a very common house plant...most of the time you'll never see them this big not unless they are in the ground. They are very widely used throughout the tropics, subtropics as a ground cover. There's many variegated forms also available.

17 Jan, 2009



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