This is my 'bearded tongue' plant. Not sure why it is called such, nothing about it's blooms look like a beard or a tongue, go figure! In any case, I think it is a beautiful flower.
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When my Mom went to Arizona last month, Beau insisted she bring him back a snake. Well, a real one was out of the question, but she brought back a resin one that is so real looking it's scary. In fact, my husband, not knowing Beau had placed it in the bearded tongue plant, was mowing the lawn one day. He said he always runs into a gartner snake or two, but when he came up on this peeking out of the bush, he just about had a heart attack and was near trying to run it over with the lawn mower before finally remembering that it was Beau's fake snake. Haha!
