Thailand Parrot flower, it looks like a parrot in flight. There was a lot of controversy over these photos with horticulturists claiming they were photoshopped and the plant does not exist. Turns out the experts were wrong. They are rare and real. Not surprising to me, I'll bet the horticulturists don't believe in fairies either. They remind me of our wild Ladies Slipper Orchid. I'd like to have some of those seeds!
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Think that would grow in Ioway? It looks like a tropic plant. You could grow them inside if you had an enviroment for them, maybe. I love this too. The fairies would put them to good use. They are pretty and they love that.
You know that you have a Thailand connection right here Pat. Am over at the inlaws in January, will do some research & if I can get the seeds, I will.
Iowa is quite tropical in the Summer.
Bubble, oh, my goodness!
I saw these a few months ago while exploring images. They're magical looking
You CANNOT bring seeds, plants or vegetation into USA from anyplace! We can find them someplace around here, surely! Good idea tho.
A friend of my kids smuggled some beer back from Germany tho! Several bottles. LOL
Rox
why we can't easily buy the Thailand Parrot Flower? Well, answer six simple questions first and I'll try to explain why you can't find or the Impatiens psittacina either:
1) Do you think this plant is just like any garden impatiens?
2) Do you live in a tropical rain forest?
3) Do you believe this pretty little flower that looks like a parrot can easily be grown?
4) Would you enjoy a 6 foot tall (almost 2 meter) ugly weed with pretty flowers in your yard?
5) Are you willing to pay the $8,000 to $10,000 U.S. to obtain a small bag of seeds?
6) Would you'd enjoy doing time in a Thai jail?
Despite some of the ads on the internet offering seeds of this plant, every one has turned out to be bogus! Perhaps you need to know just a bit more about where Impatiens psittacina grows in nature and just why it is truly rare. Once you know more about the very rare species you will likely change your mind! But, if you are determined we'll tell you how to book a ticket to acquire a tiny bag of illegally collected seeds. But that bag could easily cost you $8,000 to $10,000 in airfare, hotels and tour guides, not including the cost of a few years in a Thai jail!
thats a gorgeous plant! I'd love a parrot flower plant like thad :D
Beautiful flower!!
Rox,
While we are talking about smuggling stuff back in the US, I brought back two cuban cigars and some mini bottles of absinthe back from Europe about 8 years ago. Luckily I didn't get caught.
-CoCo's Mom
Anon 2.43 take a chill pill & try to read. I said I will do some research & IF I can get seeds I will. Where did I say smuggle or any of the other fucking bollocks you have posted.
FFS what is wrong with people.!!!!
I have no idea Bubbles. They're fucking off the wall over nothing.
right I am now on a mission to get these seeds for you Pat. lol. Anyone who's spent 5 seconds in Thailand knows money talks so I'm sure if I get found out I'll not see the inside of the Bangkok Hilton if I grease the right palms. hahahaha
Anon 2:43, it's a joke luv?
"Were on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only shop for the best"
Anon, relax! Amazing how people get their undergarments tangled up their buttcracks for nothing.
LMAO @ the Bangkok Hilton!
Why do you attack your visitors? The person was just trying to help.
Trying to help? It is a rather long-winded, arrogant way to help!
Anony must think people are trying to smuggle poppy seeds or something. Chill out! I would love to have some of those seeds if anyone gets some. They are sooo pretty.
Bubbles, I have made the underwear with the secret compartment and I will send. Do you think you could bring me a monkey?
Wow, those are pretty. I couldn't see the parrot shape from my blackberry so I got on the pc and got an up close view. They almost look like some sort of horn too.
I hope bubble is able to get you some seeds, I'd love to see the results!
Pat..I was going to email you a pic but decided to post it instead, so see the visitor I had in my backyard yesterday..
This might be a stupid question, but I'm gardening-ly challenged so.... I have a dried avocado pit from a little while ago, can I plant it and will somethin (preferably an avocado) grow?
I warned you... Lol
Pretty. I saw them on Snopes (the urban legend debunking site) and everybody was claiming the pics were fake, but Snopes said they were real. Honestly, I had thought they were fake too, because they are just SO perfectly bird-like.
Anon 2:43:00 PM:
What is your point?
This is what I found about the habitat.....
Habitat: Impatiens glandulifera tolerates a wide variety of soil types, but requires high soil moisture. Frost sensitivity may be a limiting factor in its distribution outside of its native land. In Himalaya, this species is frost tolerant, and it found at elevations up to 4,000 meters. (Beerling and Perrins 1993). Policeman's helmet is partially shade tolerant, and is found in lowland, riparian areas which include moist forests, stream sides, and roadside thickets. Associated species in western Washington sites include: blackberries (Rubus spp), Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), Spirea douglassi ssp douglassi, reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea), willows (Salix spp.), and ivy (Hedera helix).
Growth and Development: An annual, I. glandulifera germinates in February to March. Roots develop 12 days after germination and photosynthesis begins in the leaves four weeks after germination. Flowers are present from June to October, with shaded environments producing later flowers. This annual species can reach ten feet tall, in shaded areas. Seed set occurs about 13 weeks after flowering. When the seed capsules are mature, they split along the five seams of the fused stamens, ejecting seeds for up to 20 feet. The seeds travel along waterways, and they can germinate under water. The seeds are viable for 18 months, or more. I. glandulifera is susceptible to frost, both in the early seedling stage and at the mature plant stage. Pollinators include several species of bees, ten moth species, and wasps (Mumford 1988; Beerling and Perrins 1993).
Sounds like it could do fine in Iowa. So let's get our panties out of a bunch:)
This is beautiful. I've shipped stuff out of Thailand. It's easier to ship then try to get it through an airport.
You have to fill out paper work and pay fees. But as long as it isn't protected and prohibited from leaving there and isn't prohibited from getting here no problem. It can't have any weird drug-like qualities either.
I've shipped fabric and spices and it went smooth as silk. I've never paid more than a few hundred dollars, (US) fees and shipping costs and paperwork all combined and fabric is a lot heavier than seeds.
I hope you manage to get some and they grow well with the rest of your bountiful, beautiful posies.
Biz, stick toothpicks in the Avacado pit (to suspend it over a glass) and put the fat end in water. It will take off and when it gets about 6 inches high, plant it in dirt. I did that a lot when I was teaching. Kids loved it.
Thanks Nissa, we knew it would, huu? People just get so goofy sometimes. And if it didn't grow, what would I do? Shoot myself?
So where's my monkey Biz? Get it..monkey biz. Ahh, sorry.
LOL. I missed all the previous comments...
Be careful Bubble, keep it legal! I don't want to watch your story on Locked Up Abroad. I think anon already has a call into the authorities. LOL :)
No shit. We can all be cell mates and send the monkey out for McDonalds.
With or without the special compartment unnerwears on?
With. He can smuggle cigarettes.
Pat, why do you want a monkey? Those little fuckers are mean and he'd steal all the MickyD'S and cigs
and Biz, not to step on DD's toes re: the avacado pit, three toothpicks and when you plant it to dirt you will never get fruit. And it's a tropical tree so keep it inside.
Ah thanks escrow, guess I didn't think that thru - tropical... Duh! Either way it'll be a little experiment to see if I can grow anything. We'll see.
I want a monkey!!
My daughter wants a pet. That would be PERFECT. They are easy to take care of, just like babies!!!
Yes, smuggle a monkey in the unnawears Pat sends you.
I'm thinking of the movie Midnight Express.
Biz, it's fun and it will eventually die....but have fun
Cell mates in Thailand and a monkey butler....
Ok post the underwears, I'll fit the monkey in the ass & seeds in the crotch. The might be germinated by the time I get home. lol grossed myself out!!
I have done some research and think I can come up with something to get Bubbles out of the Thailand prison system, it has to do with German beer, nylon from tomato plants and kaboom...yeppers Pat will get her plant and Bubbles will get out of Thailand with a few cuts and maybe bruised due to the explosion of course.
Connie
Biz, escrow is right re: no fruit. Avocado trees grown inside serve ornamental purposes only. That said...speaking of tropical plants, my MIL's lemon and lime trees are producing beautiful fruit!! She keeps them in the sunroom when it's cold and puts them out in the summer. Both are potted, too. Who'd a thunk citrus growing in the Pacific Northwest! The lemon is the Meyer variety. yum.
LMAO @ Snark. I know, just like babies, no problem!
I meant dirt in pot, I figured Biz knew that. And it might not die, I had one that got real big. Ya never know. Plants do weird things all the time. Look at my Pumpkins kicking butt in the shade.
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