can anyone identify this plant?

[reese_in_va]

John I don't think it's a Lei flower (Plumera genus). Here are a few more pictures, take a closer look:








cuas: The cardo santo plant is analgesic. It has hallucinogenic properties and is used as a sedative/ mild pain reliever. It's close to the opium poppy.
The milk is used on warts, lip sores, blisters, and other skin problems. Also been used for cataracts. The seeds are used for snake bites.
These plants are going to make it to our landscape garden.

[leekiv]

I am learning.

[John Evans]

pulmeria pudica - bridal bouquet
Plumeria Frangipani

are you questioning johnny knowall lol ?

[reese_in_va]

John Evans, thank you for your many posts. As usual your correct.
I did a search for frangipani and everything I looked at had completely different leaves.
The pictures I looked at just now using "pudica" make the correct match. Thanks and yes, when you get here you can come over and take a look at what we have here.

This one may be difficult to see because of the grass/ weeds growing around it, can anyone identify it? It has brownish, leathery like leaves and tiny little red flowers.

[John Evans]

ive never seen one like that before- as the actress said to the bishop

[reese_in_va]

That was a horrible picture. This camera that is being used is anything but top quality. For one it has a shutter delay and it is also terrible with close ups. Any object moving, at any rate of speed, becomes blurred. So, just a slight bit of breeze and the picture looses focus. I'm trying my best to at least get a halfway decent shot.
Here are two more images of the same plant:





Maybe this will help in determining what kind of plant this is.

[John Evans]

things with fleshy leaves like that are usually some type of sedum...but there are hundreds of very different types

[reese_in_va]

Few notes on Plumeria Pudica (thx John Evans) :

*Hard to find in China, therefor given to lovers as one would roses in the states.
*During WWII sailors leaving the island of Hawaii would toss the lei flower into the ocean, if it came ashore the sailor would return. If it floated back towards the ship, he would not.

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by reese_in_va

Still don't know what it is. It is similiar, kind of, in shape like this one:



Which I don't know what it is either. Caladiums?

Yes, it is a caladium.

The Spanish name for caladium is papagayo.

The caladium in this photo is known in the DR as la planta de los números. People look for lucky numbers in the young leaves before playing the lottery.

[reese_in_va]

Thank you Norma Rosa! That is a great informative post. This is what I was hoping to read on the thread, detailed and a bit of historical/ contemporary tidbit!

John Evans, again you have provided help in resolving the true identity of this plant. It does appear to be a sedum perennial. The question is......which of the 600+ out there?
The research will continue, and please folks if you know what it is, speak up!

These are still unknown:



and:




But while these are still in the post, here's another one that needs identifying. It is a cutting from a huge plant I have in Sosua. This plant is popular and you can see them incorporated in many landscape gardens throughout the DR.



Anybody know what it is?