Anyone know the name of this flower?

[Suesumba]

Re: Anyone know the name of this flower?

a dis mi goh look pon still...

http://www.floridata.com/ref/V/vinc_maj.cfm

but mi feel seh mountain rite still caw dem slightly different.

[Green_Biscuit]

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I agree with Sue that it is a variety of periwinkle.....

[Green_Biscuit]

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Check this out:
web page

[tuffstuff]

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Originally posted by mountaingal:
[qb] i read recently in a gardening book that in fact it is not. [/qb]

u nuh normal!!!! who di hell READS those????!??!!

btw, is impatiens, mi nuh know how oonu see stalk pan di pitcha. 40-- I impatiensly await my prize for helping u out of u misry [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Nunya]

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Originally posted by tuffstuff:
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Originally posted by mountaingal:
[qb] i read recently in a gardening book that in fact it is not. [/qb]

u nuh normal!!!! who di hell READS those????!??!!

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BOAL! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Green_Biscuit]

Re: Anyone know the name of this flower?

The botanical name is Catharanthus roseus. It's common botanical name is Madagascar Periwinkle. It's Jamaican common names may include:
"churchyard blossum" (sic), "old maids oleander" or just "old maid"....
It is used for treatment of leukemia.

I read gardening books...all the time. In fact, I collect them.

[tuffstuff]

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yea I colleck dust on dem too y'all aint natral [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[fOrTyLeGz]

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Originally posted by Green_Biscuit:

Check this out:
web page

Wow that was interesting! Thanks!

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[mountaingal]

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Originally posted by tuffstuff:
[qb]

Originally posted by mountaingal:
[qb] i read recently in a gardening book that in fact it is not. [/qb]

u nuh normal!!!! who di hell READS those????!??!!
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[img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] crehative an himaginative ppl, dass who...eff a do seh so meself... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[WitchyOoman]

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green-biscuit's link was fascinating! thanks! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


so now yuh kno what eet is, rite, 40legz? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[fOrTyLeGz]

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Originally posted by WitchyOoman:
[qb] green-biscuit's link was fascinating! thanks! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


so now yuh kno what eet is, rite, 40legz? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [/qb]

Yes, thanks [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Yvonne N.]

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It looks like impatiens but I never knew they came in this colour.
Periwinkle may eb a shade darker? No?
Could it be a cross breed?

[Yvonne N.]

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Found this impatiens photo at Fotosearch. They sorta look alike.

[Green_Biscuit]

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Glad you guys liked it (well, most of you.... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] ) and found it helpful. I enjoyed seeing it all over the place in Jamaica. Now, does anyone know what the "jamaican common name" is from experience? My interest is piqued.

[QK13]

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Originally posted by fOrTyLeGz:
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This looks like the same thing to me... Vinca??

Never mind... I just checked out GB's link.