Ray's Thought for the Day - Leapin' Lippia

Dag nab it! That bosom companion of mine, Crumby, has been leading my innocent sister, Rayetta, down the garden path. Yepper. I, Ray, have detected that there is no genus, Phyla. That genus, Phyla, may be defunct. Yet Crumby has Rayetta's butterflies infesting the Phyla, which is improbable, due to the non-existence of that particular genus.

Hark! I shall use my Sun God trainee powers to restore balance to this venue and the universe. (Lippia nodiflora).

Er. Additional universal balancing is required. Many might presume from this venue that only butterflies infest the Lippia. But what about the often over-looked flies? They could infest Lippia too. Right? Uh. This may be a fly on Lippia.

You may wonder who coined the phrase, Don't gimme no lip. That personage would be an unknown yet anonymous associate of the semi-famous Italian naturalist, Agostino Lippi. Yepper. One can only imagine the botanical excitement leading up to the famous first utterance or spell of, Don't gimme no lip.

Mercy! I almost forgot. Frog fruits are easy to cultivate. Easy that is, if you can identify a node and a root by yerself. Failing that identification process, here's what you do. Find somebody that can identify a node and a root. (Texicans will need to find an alien migrant to help out). Then have your helper cut the stem or runner of the frog fruit into sections. Each section should feature a node and a root. Plant the sections in little pots. Soon those frog fruit sections shall be headed every which a way if your helper remembers to water them.