Ipê flower
By Aleyna
15 Oct, 2008
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LOL!!! it is more to "EE-pay" ... very funny, never had though about the pronounce ... :o)
15 Oct, 2008
Ha ha.
Rhymes with eBay ??? :o)
15 Oct, 2008
It's different.
15 Oct, 2008
yes... rhymes with eBay!!!
There a few cancer research about the purple Ipe, going on here in south Brazil.
The tea prepared with the bark is used as anti-inflammatory and for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
15 Oct, 2008
Isn't it wonderful that plants contain hidden cures, just waiting to be discovered. :o)
15 Oct, 2008
No, Marguerite, its an Ipê (Tabebuia impetiginosa). I'm waiting for the Jacaranda blossoming and i'll take some pictures to post here... they are gorgeous... a red explosion...:o)
17 Oct, 2008
How I miss Ipes!!! Inall variety of gorgeous colours!!!
9 Mar, 2009
Now... I'm realy embarassed... again... lol.
I pleid guilty!
It is realy a Jacarandá... the ipês are a bit more rounded flowers and their purple has a rosed hue.
Please accept my apologies Marguerite.
9 Mar, 2009
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Very pretty.
How do you pronounce Ipe^
[Sorry, I can't get the accent over the e. :o) ]
Does it rhyme with Skippy ?
15 Oct, 2008