Giraffe's Knees at it again

7 years ago

The Giraffe's Knees, Gonotopus boivinii, have come out of their dry season slumber and are flowering like crazy. It's not hard to understand how they spread themselves around so quickly when you see all the pollen they produce (in first photo). Pollinators can't miss getting loaded up as they move between plants. They're on the verge of being a weed (an attractive weed) but they're easily removed.

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jana (z7b, Philadelphia, PA)
7 years ago
Those are so interesting. Lucky you.
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petrushka (7b)
7 years ago
what a weird looking plant! just in time for Haloween :).
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tropicbreezent
Original Author
7 years ago
I got the original as a weed in the pot of another plant. I didn't want the other plant, just the Giraffe's Knees. Still got both plants, only one small clump of the "sold " plant, and Giraffe's Knees are all through some of my gardens. The other "sold" plant looks like a variety of Zamioculcas zamiifolia, (ZZ Plant). It's interesting that the Giraffe's Knees, Gonotopus boivinii, used to be Zamioculcas boivinii.

We don't have Haloween here, but I won't tell them you said they're weird looking. Don't want to upset them ;).