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May 26th, 2008 at 08:32 PM
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Frogger
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![[Linked Image]](http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/JunieGirl_2007/memorialday5-26-08--osteostoo004.jpg) I just HAD to buy this---the place I bought it at said it was a "hummingbitd plant"--does anyone recognize it??--i was wondering if it is a shade or sun plant & well anything I need to k now aobut it--info on height & such would be welcome as well
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Purl One
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Carol - it looks familiar - like it's on the tip of my tongue but I cannot place it right now. I hope someone else can ID it for you so we know what it is.
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I hope someone comes along & helps identify it too. Thanks for looking and for trying to help Lynne--- 
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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Carol, I think it's called a Firecracker.
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Yup, also called an Uruguayan plant. From the Dicliptera Suberecta family. It says likes full sun, grows 18 to 24 inches high, space 24 inches apart, blooms July and August in orange or red. zone hardiness 7-11.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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WOW you all are good!!! Looks like a great plant, Carol, and the flowers are JUST the type that hummers would love! Can't wait to see if flower for you!
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Thanks Tamara for finding this out for me---I appreciate all your help. Lynne---I can't wait for it to bloom either---I will be sure to take pictures & post when it does though
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Found this great pic of a plant actually called "Hummingbird plant." Scientific name is Dicliptera suberecta.  ![[Linked Image]](http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn144/kwgrid/Hummingbirdplant.jpg)
Kalar
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It almost looks like those things that grow in the grass . . . ohhhhh! They're supposed to be good for healing.
I can't think of the name . . . rubenella? Something like that.
It was here that I got them identified about 4 years ago.
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