Comments on: Roadside Flowers http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/index.php/2009/07/12/roadside-flowers/ Ruminations on life, art, politics, and whatever else catches my fancy. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:09:41 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/index.php/2009/07/12/roadside-flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Jeff Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:54:29 +0000 http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/?p=1301#comment-1536 I wonder what the yucca that the Cubans love so much is ... It is some kind of tuber, similar to a potato, and illustrates the pitfalls of calling plants by their common names. I once asked a botanist what the "real" name of a plant was and he replied, the scientific name! Guess he put me in my place, huh? I wonder what the yucca that the Cubans love so much is … It is some kind of tuber, similar to a potato, and illustrates the pitfalls of calling plants by their common names. I once asked a botanist what the “real” name of a plant was and he replied, the scientific name! Guess he put me in my place, huh?

]]> By: chris http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/index.php/2009/07/12/roadside-flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 chris Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:07:02 +0000 http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/?p=1301#comment-1533 The "agave" is, I think, called a Yucca. It lives a very long time and blooms every year. The Butterfly Weed is an endangered species but we seem to have a goodly amount of it around here. Nice pics. The “agave” is, I think, called a Yucca. It lives a very long time and blooms every year. The Butterfly Weed is an endangered species but we seem to have a goodly amount of it around here. Nice pics.

]]> By: Beth http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/index.php/2009/07/12/roadside-flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 Beth Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:17:45 +0000 http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/?p=1301#comment-1531 Hi, Jeff. I'm just now catching up on my blog reading, as I've had visitors (and will have more in a couple of hours!) I've enjoyed so much reading about your visit to Floyd and about the clearing of your land. You've made a lot of progress on it! What a pretty place--the driveway looks so inviting. We also have the multiflora rose, so I am unfortunately familiar with its spreading habits. Good luck on clearing it and reclaiming those lovely woods. I've never seen an agave. It is so beautiful. I am familiar with the red clover (called red even though it's purple/pink), though. We have lots of it here---the butterflies and bees love it. It has serious medicinal value---I think it even has anti-cancer properties. Also, I believe it's used as a soil conditioner. By the way, the Butterfly Weed is also called Pleurisy Root, as early settlers and Native Americans used it to treat lung problems. Hi, Jeff. I’m just now catching up on my blog reading, as I’ve had visitors (and will have more in a couple of hours!) I’ve enjoyed so much reading about your visit to Floyd and about the clearing of your land. You’ve made a lot of progress on it! What a pretty place–the driveway looks so inviting. We also have the multiflora rose, so I am unfortunately familiar with its spreading habits. Good luck on clearing it and reclaiming those lovely woods.

I’ve never seen an agave. It is so beautiful. I am familiar with the red clover (called red even though it’s purple/pink), though. We have lots of it here—the butterflies and bees love it. It has serious medicinal value—I think it even has anti-cancer properties. Also, I believe it’s used as a soil conditioner. By the way, the Butterfly Weed is also called Pleurisy Root, as early settlers and Native Americans used it to treat lung problems.

]]> By: june http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/index.php/2009/07/12/roadside-flowers/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 june Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:37:59 +0000 http://turningpoints.iomaire.com/?p=1301#comment-1529 I'm not good about ID-ing things, but sure like looking at them! I’m not good about ID-ing things, but sure like looking at them!

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