K is for Kalanchoe and Katzenjammer

  • ka·lan·choe  Pronunciation: \ˌka-lən-ˈkō-ē also kə-ˈlaŋ-kə-(ˌ)wē or ˈka-lən-ˌchō\ Function: noun
  • Any of a genus (Kalanchoe) of chiefly African tropical succulent herbs or shrubs of the orpine family often cultivated as ornamentals -called also bryophyllum
  • kat·zen·jam·mer  Pronunciation: \ˈkat-sən-ˌja-mər\ Function: noun  
  • A state of depression or bewilderment. 

 

I haven’t been depressed, but I could definitely qualify as bewildered this week.  That must be why I forgot about ABC Wednesday.  But better late than never, and there are too many K’s in the garden in need of celebration.  They all begin with Kalanchoe…

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Kalanchoe tubiflora

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

  1. Sorry to take so long to comment; I’ve been away.

    Katzenjammer always reminds me of an old comic strip that I used to read in the newspaper when I was a kid, the Katzenjammer Kids (a/k/a The Captain and the Kids). this doubtless dates me.

    On behalf of the ABC Wednesday team, thank you!

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