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Hello. I greet you in the Love and in the Light. I need some help to identify the following unknown plants. Guesses are fine. Anything to help me narrow down my options would be appreciated. If you require any further information or additional photos of certain sections of any plant, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Infinite Love and Light ∞ PLANT LOCATIONS BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA UNKNOWN PLANT #1 UNKNOWN PLANT #2 UNKNOWN PLANT #3

Thanks for everyone's input. So far I've concluded that Plant #1 is most likely a Sena Tora or possibly Senna Obtusifolia. Plant #2 I think may be a Leucaena Eucocephala or possibly a Acacia Karoo. Is anyone able to comment? Plant #3 possibly an Acaia of some sort. Any Acaia experts able to chime in?

I wasn't able to find anyone selling seeds in Australia but there are a number of overseas sellers in India offering Bacopa Monnieri seeds.

These plants are nothing short of amazing and have a variety of medicinal uses. The Mixe of Oaxaca drank a potent stimulating tea made from 9 flowers of Tagetes Lucinda for divination purposes. The Aztecs had a smoking blend called 'Zempaxochitl' which was made up of equal part Tagetes Erecta and Tagetes Lucinda. The Huichol Indians in Mexico smoked a mix made up of equal parts of Tagetes Erecta, Tagetes Lucinda and Nicotiana Rustica.

Interesting book collection too

Unfortunately there are no traditional or medicinal uses currently known for Passiflora Caerulea. The ones of ethnobotanical interest in the Passiflora group are Caerulea, Edulis, Foetida, Incarnata, Involucrata, Jorullensis, Laurifolia, Quadrangularis and Rubra. Most of these have long histories of traditional use as sedatives and sleep-inducing agents.

Blue Crown Passionflower (Passiflora Caerulea)

I'm interested. These are cool. They certainly do look like butterflies

All sorted. Thank you.

Greetings. I'm seeking the following varieties of Morning Glory seeds: Flying Saucers Heavenly Blue Pearly Gates Wedding Bells Blue Star Summer Skies I'm after approx 10 seeds of each variety for propagation. Happy to buy, trade or swap. Please let me know if you can help out. Thanks in advance. Infinite Love and Light ∞

Awesome. I'll definitely put my hand up for those. Thank you!

That's extremely generous of you my friend. I think the general timing and location are ideal.

No dramas. Just shoot me your details via PM and I'll post them off on Monday.

Of course. Please PM me your details and I'll send them off tomorrow.

Welcome! I greet you in the Love and in the Light of the One Infinite Creator. I am Infinity. Today, I would like to introduce you to my latest project, The Growroom, a spherical herb and vegetable garden made from plywood that you can now build at home thanks to the design files being made Open Source. It's been designed so it can be easily assembled, accessible and affordable for most communities. The Growroom was conceived as a means of encouraging consumption of locally-grown organic food, reducing food miles and the environmental impact involved in shipping food across the globe. The Growroom is the work of SPACE10, a future-living lab that serves as an external innovation hub for IKEA to get inspired, gain fresh perspectives, and discover new talents and ideas to invest in and bring forward. SPACE10 worked with architects Sine Lindholm and Mads-Ulrik Husum to create what they describe as an Urban Farm Pavilion. The Growroom was designed to support well being by creating a small oasis in our high paced societal scenery, and enables people to connect with nature as they smell and taste the abundance of herbs and plants. The pavilion, built as a sphere, can stand freely in any context and points in a direction of expanding contemporary and shared architecture. The overlapping slices ensure that water and light can reach the vegetation on each level, without reaching the visitor within and thereby functions as a growth activator for the vegetation and shelter for the visitor. If you'd like to build your own Growroom, you can download the simple, 17-step instruction manual, right here: https://github.com/space10-community/the-growroom MATERIALS 13 x sheets of plywood: 2440mm x 1220mm x 18mm 4 x sheets of plywood: 2440mm x 1220mm x 4mm 500 x stainless pan head screws: 3.5mm x 30mm MACHINERY CNC machine with a cutter, 8mm in diameter. Alternatively, the pavilion can be cut out on a laser cutter. TOOLS Screwdriver Appropriate bit for the screws Drill, 2mm in diameter 2 x hammers APPROX COST AUD $1,350 If you have any questions, please let me know. That's it for now. Until next time my friends… Infinite Love and Light ∞

WHAT IS AN INFINITY POT An Infinity Pot is a unique indoor botanical tek that is an alternative to the classic Forsythe Pot. The primary purpose of the Infinity Pot is to increase the success rate of cuttings and seedlings. An Infinity Pot is made up of a large 27cm Terracotta pot filled with Perlite. Sitting level inside is a smaller 11cm Terracotta pot with it's drainage hole sealed. The smaller pot is filled with fresh water which gentle seeps through the porous Terracotta at a slow controlled rate directly into the root zone wall of where the cuttings or seedlings are sitting. Plants that are somewhat difficult to root will have a better chance and losing your precious cuttings due to rot will now be a thing of the past. The major benefit of an Infinity Pot is that the plant is often able to make the transition to the garden much quicker and with an advanced root system in A+ condition. HOW TO MAKE AN INFINITY POT Below is a full 8-step instructional guide on how to make an Infinity Pot. BEFORE YOU START This is an indoors only tek. For best results, be sure to start this project with fresh Perlite and new Terracotta pots. Reused items can be a source of contamination and disease. WHAT YOU WILL NEED - 1 x Large 27cm Terracotta Pot - 1 x Small 11cm Terracotta Pot - 1 x Bag of Perlite - Silicone Glue - Caulking Gun - Tape - Scissors STEP 1 Tape up the drainage holes. STEP 2 Use silicone glue to plug the drainage hole on the smaller 11cm Terracotta Pot. Allow up to 24hrs drying time to create a water-tight seal. STEP 3 Half-fill the larger Terracotta pot with Perlite. For Cuttings: Skip to STEP 6 STEP 4 If using seedlings in Jiffy-7 Peat Pellets, first check their height in the pot. Add more Perlite or remove some to achieve optimal height. STEP 5 Continue planting out all the seedlings in Jiffy-7 Peat Pellets paying close attention to optimal spacing. STEP 6 Fill the remainder of the Infinity Pot with Perlite. For Cuttings: Use rooting hormone and gently push the cuttings directly into the Perlite. STEP 7 Fill the smaller 11cm Terracotta Pot with fresh water. STEP 8 Your project is now complete. Be sure to check on the Infinity Pot every 3-4 days and refill the water reservoir when necessary. Best of luck! QUESTIONS If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm always happy to help out. Have a great week. Until next time my friends. Infinite Love and Light ∞

Awesome idea! I love it. Oxygenated water would rapidly speed the whole rooting process. The inverse idea is brilliant especially if you live in a hot environment and/or are away from you plants for days at a time. I think I'm going to give this a go Northerner. Do you have a photo of your tek that you can post. I'm interested in the airline / airstone setup and how you suspended the central pot?

Hi Smiling - yes this is how I do it now. It works so effectively and I can replant them in roughly half the time. Please give it a go and let us know your results. Experiment!

Love your work SayN! Citrus flavored chili - how cool - I'd be very interested in some seeds for the veggie patch.

The very first time you fill the reservoir I would recommend also lightly watering the Perlite to help the whole wicking process along. After that you'll find the reservoir does all the work for you. Also feel free to experiment with variations in the medium. I found coarse sand to work really well for woody cuttings. The addition of a humidity dome and filtered light makes everything go gangbusters. I hope that helps. I'd be really interested to see your setup once you're done. If anyone has any suggestions for improvements or upgrades, please share them. Infinite Love and Light ∞

Nothing worse than a generous povo bastard Interesting plant. I would like to put my hand up for this one.

Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

The water disperses fairly evenly in Perlite. The roots won't stick to the central pot but you'll certainly notice more developed roots on the side closest to the water reservoir.

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