Feb 14, 2008

Who Could Say No?

Sending roses on Hallmark Valentine's Day is so over done. Instead, I propose sending your sweetheart an Orbea macloughlini. True, you will have to collect it yourself in South Africa, but who could say no to a succulent flower shaped like a seastar (it even has tubercles!), and colored a deep cardiac red, complete with veins of fatty plaque? That is true love.

Thanks for the link, Ida.

Photo source: Martin Heigan
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6 comments:

  1. GarfmanFebruary 15, 2008

    It's so hard to find good, ugly plants, isn't it? I commend you on your discovery. (Alas, it doesn't seem to be endangered.)

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  2. Raging WombatFebruary 15, 2008

    Thanks, Garfman. You've done admirable work in this field yourself!

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  3. Christina Acker February 17, 2008

    I heart that plant. I wonder how it smells. I imagine it would smell rotten like those giant Amorphophallus titanum.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2008

    That's what i want for Valentine's Day. Veins of fatty plaque. Right on.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2008

    It's gorgeous!!!!

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  6. Nonexistant Black FeatherSeptember 25, 2008

    Neato! I wonder how this strategy evolved?

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