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Hi everyone.....

haven't been in here for quite some time....

here's a plant i hope someone can id for me...think it's a citrus...the fruits r very small....can b eaten/swallowed n they help get rid of worms.... the flowers r also very small...but VERY BIG in fragrance...my whole house smells nice when its blooming...coz it's right in d middle of d house...d middle is open n unroofed...rooms, kitchen around it...

anyway..here's d plant...



...n a pic of d flowers...


Thanx zillions n have a nice day everyone....

i don't know what it is - it sure is beautiful though!! both the fruits and the flowers. heck, even the leaves are gorgeous!!

would it be citrus?? i see thorns there - i wasn't aware of any type of citrus that has thorns.

Hi joc...

How r ya..? Hope u r in d pink of health... yup..at least i think ...it is a kind of citrus....n d fragrance is... emmm so beautiful...err some may find it a bit too strong tho..??

..woops i forgot...think it can also b turned into a bonsai...but i have never tried my hands at bonsai-ing any plant.... emmm come to think of it ...yup think it can b a beautiful bonsai subject...

Hi Nor! long time no see! happy new year! I'm not too sure but could your plant be: Synsepalum dulcificum (aka miracle berry I think)
http://images.google.ca/images?q=Synsepalum+dulcificum&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Ohh hi kenny...yup i had been very busy that i hadnt logged for sometime...but i did take short peeks in d forum whenever i could...n ohh not too late to wish u a Happy n Prosperous Chinese New Year....u do celebrate dont u..?

No...it isn't Synsepalum dulcificum (aka miracle berry)...anyway thanx for letting me know d name of another plant i have...d miracle berry..that can turn every sour thing sweet after having eaten it...i have d plant but it has not flowered yet....

im thinking it might be a natal plum or strawberry guava...

Hi toposh....

i've just googled both natal plum n strawberry guava....n managed to see n enlarged pic of 'em...m sure they r not this plant.... d flowers of natal plum have 5 petals...this has only 3....d leaves r also different too...

thanx for your help anyway...
n have a nice day!

hi Nora.......
Was just thinking of you this week.........I dont know the name but my it sure sounds sweet and delicious......Do you eat it ?
Now for my question......When does the golden showers Orchid bloom?
Mine is getting New growth for the first times......that is why I thought of you.

Hoping your well and not suffering Moonsoon or what ever that is .

Miss seeing you on here.

barb from Penna

I sure do!



are you thinking of kumquat? I'm not too sure about them because the ones I see are orange. I've never seen this plant before! you've got me really interested!

it may well be kumquats. there are green varieties, and i've eaten them. don't care for them, but that's just me. they do smell good though

Hi Jiffymouse...

thanx zillions... dunno if they r kumquats...i thot kumquats r bigger...these fruits r very tiny...tiny enough for birds to steal n eat/swallow...but then again...emm may b u r right...!!

full grown kumquats, that are let get large, are usually no bigger than a man's thumb. at least the ones we grew when i was a child. most of the time, they were what i called 2 bite fruit. and the only reason they took two bites was because of the seeds, i didn't like eating the seeds. but they were one of the few citrus fruits that i ate skin and all.