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VeryNew2Figs

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...You ever just want to kick yourself?
This is the second year I planted "Cardinal Climber" seeds.  They didn't flower last year or this year, but the leaves were so pretty is why I grew them this year.  Beautiful long fingers reminiscent of Ficus Ice Crystal.  
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Above (Ficus Ice Crystal from the web)
Below ("Cardinal Climber")

Below (Closer view, leaves almost a foot long)


Today, I ran across this picture.  Don't the leaves look similar to my "Cardinal Climber"?  Why, yes.  Yes, they do. 
[--Female-Papaya-with-stages-of-small-fruit]
Unless I'm mistaken, and please feel free to correct me if I am, while cleaning the garden for winter it appears I tossed two perfectly healthy papaya plants into the trash.  I guess these were the seeds I saved from a grocery store papaya and not the "Cardinal Climber" seeds I bought.  I even gave away one or two of these plants because I loved the shape of the leaves and wanted to pass on the prettiness.   I'm happy to say I do have one small plant left, but I wish I had seen that picture earlier.
Below: (Small potted plant)



This is not my first offense.  There was a plant growing at the base of an evergreen that I cut back for two or three years before I realized it was a tree peony.

Can anybody confirm that this is a papaya?
Has anybody made a similar mistake?
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Growing:  Hardy Chicago, Black Mission, Brunswick, Kadota, Ischia Green, Desert King, Osborne Prolific (slow but steady), Malta Black, Violette de Bordeaux, Texas Everbearing, Beall, White Adriatic, Nolo Pink Eyed Lady.
Rooting: Ronde de Bordeaux, Celeste, Nero 600 m, Violetta Bayernfeing, Marseilles Black VS, Celeste.
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