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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: sarah on March 30, 2006, 12:14:46

Title: can u see anything?
Post by: sarah on March 30, 2006, 12:14:46
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sarahhumby/plant1.jpg)
If you can (my first attempt at posting a photo) see my picture, can anyone identify this house plant for me, and tell me the best way to propogate it. please. thanks, sarah.
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: sarah on March 30, 2006, 12:16:01
cant believe i managed to post a photo! Mr computer head will faint when he gets home !! ;D
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: MrsKP on March 30, 2006, 13:18:50
Can see it perfectly, have no idea what it is but it looks very interesting !

;D
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: Trixiebelle on March 30, 2006, 13:27:12
I had one of those. Someone gave it me. Don't think it ever flowered though. It didn't like being on the windowsill in full sun or near a radiator and appreciated its leaves being sprayed with water.

I put it outside last summer and it did ok (but one of my chickens ate it  ::) )

RIP The Unknown Houseplant!
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: laurieuk on March 30, 2006, 14:31:47
From the shape and colour of the leaves I would say it is a begonia plant but as there are dozens of different begonias I would not chance a name. I have a small reference book in frint of me that list 48 types and I am sure there are many more.Sorry I cannot help more.

Quote from: sarah on March 30, 2006, 12:14:46
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sarahhumby/plant1.jpg)
If you can (my first attempt at posting a photo) see my picture, can anyone identify this house plant for me, and tell me the best way to propogate it. please. thanks, sarah.
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: Amazin on March 30, 2006, 14:47:00
Those look like aerial roots, Sarah, so I would imagine you could just take a bit off and plant it up.
Title: Re: can u see anything?
Post by: sarah on March 30, 2006, 14:57:24
Hmm most interesting, thank you guys you have given me some good clues.  It is a bit like a begonia isnt it I hadnt really thought of that,  but it does have similar red pigment in the leaves.
Amazin - when yousay take a bit off and plant it up do you mean snap a leaf off where it connects and pot that straight up? sorry to be a bit dense i have only recently started collecting house plants - found this one in a skip and love it.  Thanks Trixibelle I will remember not to let it near your chickens ;D