Hey Biker, Thanks but no apology needed, no harm, no foul, etc. Sometimes we're more clear than others, sometimes not. I have many times misread something ('cause I'm going too fast), or posting on a quick break at work, or way too late at night at home, etc. Well Mike, It's just that I used to word process for a living so I find my own bad proofing is particularly cringe-worthy. But then, as professionals (at law firms) one rarely proofs one's own work for exactly that reason. One tends to see what one wants on the page rather than what's actually there. That's why it's best (professionally) to only proof work one did not create. Glad you understood the caution about the Euphorbia sap. One needs to wash carefully after handling & pay particular attention to avoid the face & all mucous membranes until after thorough washing. It tends to be more relevant on things like E. trigona, lactea, & those types. Mike, what you said about being given cuttings you've never seen before at the nursery. I'll try to say this gently, but just cause you haven't seen a plant before, does't mean it's rare, it's just new to you. The plant world out there is so GIGANTIC, there's oodles to see. Once I started collecting succulents & seeing more than a few, I thought I was getting to see a lot of them. Then I started visiting a friend in San Diego & he showed me plants in person that were just amazing at parks & in special places he knew including their zoo. Turns out the San Diego Zoo w/ its famous collection of animals (made famous on Johnny Carson Show w/ the Zookeeper Joan Embry) has a botanical collection even more valuable than its animal collection; who knew. Go there in Feb. & one can see fields of Aloes blooming around certain animal areas, pretty cool.

Hush little baby mabey? I saw it at a garden center in Delaware, they were selling it as an all american daylily. They tend to be sold at big box stores. Just a guess, but it is a pretty one! -Jessica

That's it! Thank you.

The first one looks like either euphorbia francoisii or decaryi to me. The second one is one of those euphorbia that used to be in Monadenium like Monadenium ritchiei.