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Author Garden: What is this houseplant's name? jamc Gardener Member # 3108 posted                       Hello all. I have this plant, that I received from my grandmother seven years ago. She had given it to me from the "baby" that she cut from her original plant. I don't know what it is. It looks a little like a palm, and has little thornlike spikes on the edge of all of the leaves and on the central vein on the underside of the leaf. Could someone please ID it for me, and tell me how I can harvest the "baby" sprouts that are all over it. Thanks [*] [IMG]http://www.theyoganexus.com/plant page.htm[/IMG] code: * * * * Jennifer Plants: 2 | From: hillsborough, nj | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Seeded: 141.150.78.201 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Could it possibly be a 'mother-of-thousands'? mother-of-thousands Not the best picture... * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.85 plantlady19 Dream Gardener Member # 2782 posted                       Nope. That plant isn't a mother-of-thousands. I don't know what it is though, other than the fact its a tropical. * * * * Rule like a Goddess. Command like a queen. Work like a slave. Plants: 193 | From: Morehead, Ky. | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Seeded: 147.133.37.124 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Oh, I'm feeling a little stupid right now... I'm sorry, I thought the web address was a part of your signature, and didn't even think to check it! This is why I need to drink my tea BEFORE I post!! Scratch the 'mother-of-thousands' thought.... Good news, though!!!!!!! I have this plant (the one in the pic)...it is a type of bromeliad... web page Whatever you are doing to care for it, it's VERY happy!!! * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.85 jamc Gardener Member # 3108 posted                       Thank you, Thank you. You wouldn't believe how many garden stores were unable to id it. How would I harvest the babies from this plant? My grandmother actually grew this plant from a baby, but I have had no luck removing them from the plant. Have you done this yourself? Also, this plant is now 7 years old and I think I need to repot again but don't want to harm it in the process. Any suggestions?? Thanks so much! * * * * Jennifer Plants: 2 | From: hillsborough, nj | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Seeded: 141.150.78.201 Meg Garden Pro! Member # 2702 posted                       Well, I'm glad someone id'd it for ya. I was thinking spider plant. It's pretty tho. Meg * * * * I reject your reality, and substitue my own! My favorite digital camera photos that I took. My family, garden, and a bunch of misc. photos! Plants: 2517 | From: West Virginia | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Seeded: 69.160.107.194 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       I got my original from my grandma's plant, when it needed to be divided. She just took it out side, took it out of it's pot, used a bucket of water to swisk it around in to loosen the roots, and pulled it apart. The whole thing looked kind of brutal to me, but the plant(s) was happy and healthy after... I seem to remember being told that the 'mom' will die after making the 'pups', but I'm not sure... Maybe someone in the houseplant section would know, now that you know a species for the plant... * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.85

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