Nicole Asks:

Do you know if there is a meaning for the Phoenix Branch?    

Brock’s Reply: I’m not familiar with a “Phoenix Branch”.  There is a group of palms, the Date Palms,  which belong to the genus Phoenix.  For example,  Phoenix roebelenii , the Pymgy Date Palm, is often grown as a landscape specimen in warm climates (the correspondent is in Florida).  Phoenix dactylifera is the commercial Date Palm, native to North Africa.While I can find no specific reference to a meaning for Phoenix  palms, palm fronds in general have traditionally symbolized victory and success. This idea stems from the story of the mythological bird, the Phoenix, which rose again from the ashes of its own firey destruction.

Thakujesus Asks:

NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A FLOWERING INDOOR PLANT FOR A HOME THAT IS KEPT
“VERY WARM”YEAR ROUND. THIS IS FOR AN ELDERLY COUPLE THAT CANT GET OUT MUCH. 

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Barbara Asks:

my father recently visited Holland and returned with an indoor plant for my mother. He thinks it is called a mydynella  or mytynella? It has large sword like leaves and huge pendulus pink blooms. Any clues as to what it might be would be very welcom many thanks

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