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24-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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Help with plant identification please.
Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks
 Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...DSC00044-1.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...y/DSC00046.jpg |
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24-03-2008, 11:27 PM
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Help with plant identification please.
"Moonbeam" wrote in message ... Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...SC00044-1.jpg] [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../DSC00046.jpg] I can't identify it but it doesn't look to be worth saving. Chuck it! Mary |
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25-03-2008, 12:38 AM
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Help with plant identification please.
On 24/3/08 22:27, in article ,
"Mary Fisher" wrote: "Moonbeam" wrote in message ... Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...SC00044-1.jpg] [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../DSC00046.jpg] I can't identify it but it doesn't look to be worth saving. Chuck it! Mary Why? I disagree entirely. I cannot think of the name but the word Crassula springs to mind - probably wrongly, I'm just not sure. It could be worth trying this: fill a glass with water and cover the top with clingfilm. Pierce a slit in the top and cut a leaf from the plant. Poke it through the slit in the clingfilm and wait and wait......and wait. It *might* produce some roots, in which case you'll have a new plant. Don't water the one you've got very much - those leaves look as if they're made to retain water and won't appreciate wet conditions. You could also try chopping off one of the longer growths and potting it up in some gritty potting compost, again leaving it well drained and frost-free but on a sunny window sill. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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25-03-2008, 12:50 AM
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Help with plant identification please.
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 24/3/08 22:27, in article , "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Moonbeam" wrote in message ... Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...SC00044-1.jpg] [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../DSC00046.jpg] I can't identify it but it doesn't look to be worth saving. Chuck it! Mary Why? I disagree entirely. I cannot think of the name but the word Crassula springs to mind - probably wrongly, I'm just not sure. It could be worth trying this: fill a glass with water and cover the top with clingfilm. Pierce a slit in the top and cut a leaf from the plant. Poke it through the slit in the clingfilm and wait and wait......and wait. It *might* produce some roots, in which case you'll have a new plant. Don't water the one you've got very much - those leaves look as if they're made to retain water and won't appreciate wet conditions. You could also try chopping off one of the longer growths and potting it up in some gritty potting compost, again leaving it well drained and frost-free but on a sunny window sill. -- Sacha It looks a bit Kalanchoe-ish to me. And yes, I would try potting up some of the stem growth as Sacha suggests. Also you may get a bit of stem to root in water. Steve |
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25-03-2008, 01:17 AM
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Help with plant identification please.
shazzbat writes
It looks a bit Kalanchoe-ish to me. And yes, I would try potting up some of the stem growth as Sacha suggests. Also you may get a bit of stem to root in water. Yes, agree with Kalanchoe. Stem should root, but I'd do it by leaving it on top of moistish compost - since it's a plant of arid conditions, it's more likely to root that way than in water. It's growth habit will be to elongate its stems, dropping its lower leaves, so if you do get a cutting to take, it will eventually become leggy again. You don't have to take cuttings, you can just let it carry on growing. -- Kay |
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25-03-2008, 01:18 AM
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Help with plant identification please.
On 24/3/08 23:50, in article , "shazzbat"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 24/3/08 22:27, in article , "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Moonbeam" wrote in message ... Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...SC00044-1.jpg] [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../DSC00046.jpg] I can't identify it but it doesn't look to be worth saving. Chuck it! Mary Why? I disagree entirely. I cannot think of the name but the word Crassula springs to mind - probably wrongly, I'm just not sure. It could be worth trying this: fill a glass with water and cover the top with clingfilm. Pierce a slit in the top and cut a leaf from the plant. Poke it through the slit in the clingfilm and wait and wait......and wait. It *might* produce some roots, in which case you'll have a new plant. Don't water the one you've got very much - those leaves look as if they're made to retain water and won't appreciate wet conditions. You could also try chopping off one of the longer growths and potting it up in some gritty potting compost, again leaving it well drained and frost-free but on a sunny window sill. -- Sacha It looks a bit Kalanchoe-ish to me. And yes, I would try potting up some of the stem growth as Sacha suggests. Also you may get a bit of stem to root in water. Steve Kalanchoe was tugging at my mind - well done! it that's what it is, I hope someone will tell us which. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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25-03-2008, 03:49 PM
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Help with plant identification please.
"Moonbeam" wrote ... Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...SC00044-1.jpg] [image: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../DSC00046.jpg] I've just been looking at something like that in the new Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, Kalanchoe African Queen "African Sunlight". Found it at ... http://filer.group-unique.dk/files/q...letter_eng.pdf -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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25-03-2008, 06:34 PM
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It is defiantly a type of Kalanchoe, as to which one, I'm still unsure. MB
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25-03-2008, 10:26 PM
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Moonbeam says...
Bob Hobden;780576 Wrote: "Moonbeam" wrote ...- Hi, I've got a houseplant that was left in my house from previous owners. I have no idea what it is just wondered if anyone could help? Thanks Sorry about the quality, they were taken on my phone. [image: http://tinyurl.com/yrn6qs [image: http://tinyurl.com/28sytb - I've just been looking at something like that in the new Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, Kalanchoe African Queen "African Sunlight". Found it at ... http://tinyurl.com/2fufuj -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK Thanks for all your help It is defiantly a type of Kalanchoe, as to which one, I'm still unsure. MB Yes, those Kalanchoes are quite stroppy aren't they :-) -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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