A house-warming gift for us
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
Rockingham, Australia
June 27, 2021 8:10pm CST
Vin’s sister and husband visited us yesterday. They were keen to see our new home. They brought a house-warming gift – a potted Pimelea physodes, better known as the Qualup bell. It is native to the south coast of Western Australia, in the Ravensthorpe area where we used to live.
However, it isn’t easy to grow so I don’t have high hopes of this one lasting for too long but I’ll do my best to keep it alive. I wrote about it in 2018. You can read more about it here:
The photo is from that discussion. I took a photo of my plant but this older photo gives you a better idea of how pretty it is. The flowers on mine are still mostly green rather than red.
While we were in the Ravensthorpe/Hopetoun area on the weekend we went into the Fitzgerald River National Park and were lucky enough to find a number of Qualup...
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 21
@LadyDuck My mother managed to grow a banana plant and a boab, both of which should not have grown in the climate at her house. They need hotter temperatures really. The banana was in a corner and she put tin foil on the two walls to try to make it hot enough for the plant.
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@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
28 Jun 21
That's a very unique looking plant. I hope you can keep it alive.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jun 21
@LindaOHio I'd sing to it if I thought that would keep it alive! 
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@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
29 Jun 21
@JudyEv Talk to it a little bit. Maybe that will help. :-)
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Jun 21
if it arrived at my house, its life span would be 10, 12 days total. we kill plants here. not on purpose, we just do.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Jun 21
@JudyEv we've told caring and wonderful friends, to take the gift of plants home with them. Sorry we always say but if it stays here it will die.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
29 Jun 21
Quite a rare looking flower. I am sure with your tender care it will survive.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
29 Jun 21
@JudyEv You now have a challenge Judy Go for it. (lol)
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 21
@allknowing I'm gritting my teeth and clenching my fists! 
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Jun 21
@JudyEv I am sure youll do just fine
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@wolfgirl569 (135913)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jun 21
It is pretty. Hopefully it survives.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jun 21
Wish you the best with the plant and I hope it grows for you,
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@snowy22315 (209101)
• United States
28 Jun 21
Hopefully it stays alive. That reminds me I need to check on that orchid. It has been so hot I am sure it needs a drink. I will put some ice cubes on it. Going to a housewarming this weekend....am bringing a coffee grinder as my gift.
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
28 Jun 21
Hope you have good luck with that plant. I'm terrible when it comes to keeping plants alive
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 21
I'm a bit worried about this one but I'll do my best to look after it.
