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[PHOTO] Pachira Flower (Pachira Bloom) (3)

Litle did I dream of seeing our pachira tree in bloom.      Pachira blooming is rare, they say.      I bought the pachira in a handy flowerpot in 1990, which reached to the ceiling when it was 7 years old.      Now at 12 years old, it has grown to longer than 4 meters (= 13 feet), having turned at the ceiling.      At July 9, 2002 10 a.m., I found the flower, however, it fell down after 5 hors from that.      It means that I could see it by a hairbreadth.      At once, a miraculous luck visited me.      I have another secret about pachira.      The sticky and shining dewdrops appearing on leaves and branches of grown-up pachiras are a little bit sweet honey. Did you know it?      Some weeks ago, I licked the dewdrops with anxiety whether it is a poison or not, and surprised to find it sweet.      I was able to confirm it by the internet.      We cound see more beautiful bloom. That is the next story.