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Posted By: princessazlea Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 07:05 PM
Hello, can anyone tell me the name of this houseplant. It is a greenleafed plant at the end of the leaves they have little parrot becks in red and yellow and it can grow quite tall?
Thank you. Duh
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 09:00 PM
hi there,
it sounds like a bird of paradise to me, but it's hard for me to say without a picture. can you post one?
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 09:01 PM
better yet, is this it?

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/birdofparadise.htm
Posted By: princessazlea Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 10:11 PM
Hello Amy R.
No I am sorry this is not the one, but it is similar. This has a Parrot shaped beak at the end which is Red&Yellow. I do have a picture but i'm not sure how to post it on the net. Or are we not allowed to do that?
Posted By: princessazlea Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 10:27 PM
Hello again Amy R.
I have found the name of this plant its called Parrot Impatiens.
http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/102.htm
Posted By: weezie13 Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 12th, 2005 at 11:55 PM
We were just looking at that one picture a couple of days ago!!! Njoynit in Texas found it,
she thought it was very different...

Do you have one of these beautiful plants????

Would cool love gab all about it crit if you do or know someone that does???

Weezie
Posted By: boxmonkey Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 13th, 2005 at 08:45 AM
That's an amazing looking plant, I'd love to get my hands on one.
Posted By: princessazlea Re: Parrot Impatiens - January 13th, 2005 at 02:13 PM
Hello Weezie13 wavey
My mother has this plant, and she wanted to know the name of it. She got it from a cutting.
Now it is nearly higher than me. This year it had hundreds of parrot beaks on it. It is very unsual isn't it? and it is very easy to look after, although it does not like to be too warm.
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