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nativeplantlover

Sep 17, 2016 6:01 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Not sure what this is called?

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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greene

Sep 17, 2016 6:20 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Beautiful image.
It could be a Papaya which is a host plant for butterflies.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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rocklady

Sep 17, 2016 7:08 PM CST

Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F

I can't identify the plant, but your first banner is beautiful. Congratulations!

Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam

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Dutchlady1

Sep 17, 2016 7:15 PM CST

It's 'Chaya' I think. Also known as Tree Spinach. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius is the correct botanical name.

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nativeplantlover

Sep 17, 2016 7:29 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Thank you Hetty, Jean, and Greene! I'll go research this a bit more now.... I have friends and family in Florida, and one of them lives in Kendall, Miami. Their home is situated inside a grove of avocado trees.There's peacocks running loose and bee hives up and down the street. I just love the diversity of the subtropical plants and creatures to be found there!

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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nativeplantlover

Sep 17, 2016 7:38 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Interesting! Just how nutritious this plant is once cooked:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
http://www.banderasnews.com/10...
http://www.backyardnature.net/...

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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