tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post5466597667572349800..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: One-word Wednesday: JewelsAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-69642542309367637652014-09-24T09:22:09.097-05:002014-09-24T09:22:09.097-05:00When I was a kid I read just about every book Edga...When I was a kid I read just about every book Edgar Rice Burroughs ever wrote, among which were the now-obscure "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar". I assume that's where the common name for this plant came from, probably originally as a marketing name in a plant catalog. Interesting that the plant name stuck, but the book is practically forgotten. (I'm still wondering about "Love lies bleeding"...)DC Tropicshttp://dctropics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-88409573102561611782014-09-24T09:04:55.101-05:002014-09-24T09:04:55.101-05:00Indeed, ruby beads!Indeed, ruby beads!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com