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>>> SOMETIMES YOU WALK BY A STORE AND SOMETHING CRAZY OR
COLORFUL CATCHES YOUR
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH
THESE PLANTS WE DESCRIBE AS
FUN AND FUZZY.
GOOD THING WE KNOW EXACTLY THE
PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE
ACTUALLY CALLED.
ACTUALLY CALLED. CISCOE MORRIS IS HERE.
COME ON OUT.
CISCOE, YOUR FUZZY PLANT DAY.
IT'S GOOD TO COME BACK FROM
VACATION AND HAVE YOU HERE THE
FIRST DAY BACK.
>> GREAT TO BE BACK.
>> WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE
THINGS?
THINGS?
THINGS? >> THEY HAVE FUN NAMES.
THIS ONE IS DRACULA.
OOH LA LA.
>> AND THE COLOR SUGGESTS THAT
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE
HOW IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MADE
OUT OF FELT OR SOMETHING TO
PEOPLE AT HOME.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT'S
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. >>
ALIVE. >> THIS COMES FROM APRICOT AND
THEY ARE VERY TROPICAL PLANTS.
THESE DIE WHEN WINTER COMES
BUT THEY CALL THIS THE BRAIN
PLANT IN AFRICA.
>> IT DOES LOOK LIKE A BRAIN.
IT DOES.
IT DOES.
IT DOES. AND SO DOES THIS ONE.
>> THAT'S TWISTED ORANGE, THEY
CALL THAT ONE.
>> TWISTED ORANGE.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD TASTE GOOD.
I'M SURE IT DOESN'T BUT --
>> THEY ARE IN THE AMRAMP
FAMILY BUT I DON'T THINK YOU
CAN EAT THESE.
>> I WON'T.
IF WE ARE NOT SURE, I WON'T DO
IT.
IT.
IT. NOW,
IT. NOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT
THIS IS THAT IT'S GOT THESE
REALLY BEAUTIFUL BIG LEAVES.
THIS ONE HAS SMALL ONES.
WHERE -- THEY GROW IN AFRICA.
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN
THERE'S JUST A BLOSSOM OR A
BLOOM?
BLOOM?
BLOOM? >>
BLOOM? >> WELL, WHEN THEY FIRST COME
UP, THESE LEAVES JUST SLOWLY
GET BIGGER AND REDDER AND THEN
THE BLOSSOMS START REALLY
SMALL.
SMALL.
SMALL. KIND OF LIKE THESE ARE HERE.
>> THESE LITTLE ONES?
THEY ARE CUTE.
>> AND I HAVE READ THAT THIS
ONE WILL GET AS BIG AS THIS.
>> SO CAN WE GROW THEM HERE?
>> WE CAN GROW THEM.
THEY GROW GREAT.
MOST PEOPLE PUT THEM IN POTS,
LIKE ALL ONE KIND.
YOU SEE THESE A LOT.
YOU PUT SIX OF THESE IN A WIDE
POT, LOOKS SO COOL.
OR YOU CAN PUT BLACK -- HAVE
ONE FOR A CENTERPIECE.
REALLY NEAT.
REALLY NEAT. >> WE SHOULD HAVE DONE A POT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN.
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
>> WE ALWAYS MAKE SUCH A MESS.
EVERYBODY IS PROBABLY REALLY
GLAD WE ARE NOT ALLOWED.
WE WERE NOT ALLOWED.
WHAT'S THIS ONE CALLED?
>> THIS ONE IS PLANTIS
MYSTERIOUSO BECAUSE IT DIDN'T
HAVE A PLANT NAME.
>> WE WILL RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN
WE GO.
WE GO.
WE GO. I
WE GO. I LOVE YOUR IDEA OF GRASSES
AND THINGS AROUND IT WHERE THE
FLOWERS GET TO BE THE STARS.
IF WE HAVE THEM IN A POT, WE
HAVE THEM OUT WHEN IT'S HOT
AND SUNNY.
AND SUNNY. >> THEY DON'T LIKE TOO MUCH
WATER BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU
DON'T WANT TO LET THEM DRY OUT
BECAUSE THAT'S THE PROBLEM,
YOU GET THEM AT THE GROCERY
STORE AND THEY ARE NOT A
NURSERY, YOU KNOW, SO
SOMETIMES THEY FORGET TO WATER
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THESE, THEY WERE
ALL KIND OF LIKE FLOPPED OVER,
LIKE WATER, WATER.
>> YOU BROUGHT THEM BACK TO
LIFE?
LIFE?
LIFE? >>
LIFE? >> YEAH, THEY CAME RIGHT BACK.
SO ONCE WE HAVE THEM IN THE
POT AND KEEP THEM RELATIVELY
WATERED, ARE THEY DONE AT THE
END OF THE SEASON?
>> YEAH, SOME PEOPLE TRY TO
BRING THEM IN AND GROW THEM AS
A HOUSE PLANT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BUY THE ONES
NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ARE THEY EXPENSIVE?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I
>> NO. I PAID $5 EACH FOR THESE GUYS.
>> ARE YOU KIDDING?
>> NO KIDDING.
>> THAT MAKES A GREAT PLANT
AND WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT PART
OF THE YARD WHEN THERE IS A
LOT OF SUN AND EVERYTHING THAT
YOU NORMALLY HAVE THE REST OF
THE YEAR AS HAVING A PIT OVER
IT SO THESE WOULD BE GOOD.
>> THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO IN
THE POT EITHER.
YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, JUST DO A
WHOLE BED FULL OF THESE.
THINK HOW COLORFUL THAT WOULD
BE.
BE.
BE. >>
BE. >> THESE THINGS TO GO WITH?
>> I BROUGHT THIS FOR A
REASON.
REASON.
REASON. >> YOU DID?
>> BECAUSE THESE ARE THE BEST
CUT FLOWERS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. AND YOU CAN DRY THEM TOO,
CORRECT?
CORRECT?
CORRECT? >> YOU HANG THEM UPSIDE DOWN
AND THEY DRY, THEY STAY A
LITTLE COLORFUL BUT THEY TURN
STRAW LIKE.
STRAW LIKE. REALLY COOL.
REALLY COOL. THINK OF THAT, HOW STRAW LIKE
WITH A RED TINGE.
>> THAT COULD BE PRETTY.
>> YOU CAN USE THAT IN ALL
KINDS -- BUT IT'S TRICKY.
COUPLE OF THINGS WE SHOULD LET
PEOPLE KNOW.
PEOPLE KNOW. ON THIS ONE YOU COULD SEE THAT
DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD.
IT'S STARTING TO GET KIND OF
-- LOSING ITS BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
SO IF YOU WERE GROWING THIS
ALL SUMMER YOU WOULD WANT TO
CUT THAT OFF.
WHAT YOU TRY TO DO IS CUT TO
WHERE THERE'S A NEW ONE COMING
UP AT THE BOTTOM THERE.
I'M NOT USING THIS FOR CUT
FLOWER.
FLOWER.
FLOWER. SO THESE GUYS WILL COME UP AND
END UP LOOKING LIKE THESE.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT. >> IT'S LATE IN THE SEASON TO
BE DOING THIS.
>> SMELLS GOOD.
>> USUALLY YOU DO IT A LITTLE
EARLIER, BUT -- SO WHEN YOU
GROW THESE, YOU DO WANT TO
DEAD HEAD A LITTLE BIT.
>> AS YOU GO ALONG.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT'S GOOD.
THEY ONLY NEED MODERATE
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> IF WE ARE GOING TO CUT THEM
FOR PUTTING IN A VASE OR FOR
DRYING THEM, HOW DO WE DO IT?
>> THESE LAST A LONG TIME.
>> I WOULD THINK.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND DO
THE MAGIC CUT HERE.
>> I'LL KEEP MY HANDS OUT OF
THE WAY.
THE WAY.
THE WAY. >> I'M LOOKING FOR WHERE
THERE'S A GOOD ONE COMING UP
NEAR THE BASE, BUT I WANT IT
LONG ENOUGH TO USE AS A CUT
FLOWER.
FLOWER.
FLOWER. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND THEN I'M GOING TO, YOU
KNOW, GET RID OF SOME OF THIS
KIND OF --
>> SO THAT YOU CAN GET IT IN
THE VASE.
THE VASE.
THE VASE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND DO THEY STAY REALLY
WELL ONCE THEY ARE PUT IN
WATER?
WATER?
WATER? >>
WATER? >> THEY STAY REALLY GOOD FOR
-- YOU KNOW, WAY LONGER THAN
YOUR AVERAGE CUT FLOWER.
OOPS.
OOPS.
OOPS. >>
OOPS. >> OH, WELL.
>> ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK --
>> THE LITTLE ONES --
>> THESE WILL LOOK BETTER.
>> WHY NOT?
IF WE PULL THESE APART AND PUT
THEM IN WATER, THEY WOULD BE
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS YOU
CAN DO WITH THESE.
THE ONLY THINGS, THESE ARE NOT
EDIBLE.
EDIBLE.
EDIBLE. >> DO YOU EAT YOUR PLANTS.
>> THEY HAVE A WATERING THING
SAYING DO NOT EAT.
SO I THINK PEOPLE MUST KNOW
THEY ARE IN THE AMERRAN
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT
KINDS OF THESE TOO.
>> I'M GOING TO GET YOU READY
FOR YOUR SMALL ONE SO YOU CAN
MAKE A BOWL FOR MARY.
SHE WILL BE HAPPY WITH YOU.
NOT THAT SHE ISN'T ALWAYS
THRILLED WITH YOU, BECAUSE SHE
IS.
IS.
IS. >>
IS. >> SHE SHOULD BE, FOR SURE.
HOW DID SHE LUCK OUT AND GET
SUCH A --
SUCH A --
SUCH A -- >> I DO NOT KNOW.
>> NOT ONLY SUCH AN
INTELLIGENT GUY BUT REALLY
GOOD LOOKING TOO?
>> I KNOW.
SHE IS THE LUCKIEST GIRL EVER.
>> SO LOOK AT THESE COLORS.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> SO I WENT OUT AND JUST
FOUND SOME, YOU KNOW, A
CHARTREUSE WITH THIS.
OOH LA LA.
I TRIED TO COME OUT WITH A
BUNCH OF REALLY PRETTY FLOWERS
THAT WOULD GO TOGETHER.
>> YOU DO SO WELL ARE YOUR
CONTRASTING COLORS AND WITH
THE LOVELY THINGS THAT MAKE IT
REALLY JUST JUMP RIGHT OUT AT
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S GREAT. >> THAT LOOKS GOOD.
YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH
THESE.
THESE.
THESE. A
THESE. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE POP
THESE OUT OF THE POT, YOU
KNOW, TO PLANT --
>> THEY BREAK THEM OFF?
>> THEY BREAK.
THESE STEMS ARE -- THEY ARE
SUCCULENT AS CAN BE AND THEY
ARE FRAGILE.
ARE FRAGILE. >> SO MAYBE JUST PUT SOMETHING
AROUND THE EDGE AND JUST TAKE
THEM OUT REALLY GENTLY?
THIS MAKES MY NERVOUS.
GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB. >> LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S PRETTY ROOT BOUND.
>> I AM REALLY SUPPORTING
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IF
THAT. IF I DIDN'T, THAT WOULD SNAP.
>> WE WILL BE VERY CAREFUL.
HERE ARE YOUR FLOWERS FOR
MARY.
MARY.
MARY. PUT
MARY. PUT THOSE IN A PLASTIC