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05-22-2007, 11:03 AM
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Yea BUT sort of different:
 There were some Yuccas around where I used to live and one day I was examining one, just being curious. It seems ants really LOVE to live in the base of these plants. There were thousands in the base of each one I looked at. Yea, they ARE pretty. I think I may have had one at one time, inside. I wonder what happened to it?? 
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05-22-2007, 11:43 AM
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The leaves on my house-plant yucca look exactly like the original photos, but no flowers thank goodness! (hayfever)
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05-22-2007, 02:50 PM
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I have to really stuggle with myself NOT to chop off this Seed Pod and toss it outside. Every night when the aroma starts so does the sneezing.
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05-28-2007, 10:31 AM
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Go ahead and cut them off! It won't harm the plant. In fact, it will encourage the plant leaves to grow more! The flowering part takes nutrients away from the plant part so cutting off the flowering part will encourage more leaves.
I am a landscaper and have a Bachelor's Degree in Horticulture. Just so you know I am not making all this up!
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05-28-2007, 12:01 PM
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Most of my tall plants in that room are hitting the ceiling already. I don't need them to grow taller. It's about time I start making cuttings to root and start them over again. I wish they would "bush" more. I have a 300 Watt bulb in the ceiling and a huge sunlamp I turn on when it's cloudy out. I give them regular feedings of plant food too and mist daily aside from watering a few times a week. I also have a big humidifyer I run fequently for the Iguanas. That's THEIR room and I treat them almost the same way I do the plants.
 That's supposed to be funny.  I have another plant here I don't know the name of, I will take a picture and post it. Maybe someone knows. It too flowers and drops seeds in the other plants so I get lots of babies. I'll be back shortly with a pic of it. 
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05-28-2007, 12:11 PM
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OK, here it is:
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05-28-2007, 12:45 PM
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the one with the pinky speckeld leaves??
I looks like a type of coleus to me. some pictures- http://images.google.com/images?um=1...hl=en&q=coleus
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05-28-2007, 12:45 PM
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This plant is called a Polka dot plant or Hypoestes phyllostachya.
Cut it back regularly to keep it from getting leggy and it will bush up better. You can use the cuttings for more plants by rooting them in soil, much like you would a geranium or coleus. Sounds like you are taking proper care of it!
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