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Hi saintlorilea, When I looked at the photo of your plant, my first impression was that it was a Plumeria, although the vertical ridges on the stem are something that I've never seen before. I took the liberty of showing your photo to a friend of mine, she knows a LOT more than I do about Plumerias and she felt the same as I did, that it looks like a Plumie, but neither of us understands those vertical ridges.
Have you ever seen this plant flower?
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My Albums Plants: 431 | From: coastal n.c. | Registered: Aug 2005
| Seeded: 65.184.136.142
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Thanks for quick responses! I will try to post a close-up of the growing tip. The "flowers" are clusters of 2-4 tiny brown husks from which stamen plumes emerge from the base of the leaves. What happens next is fascinating: fertilized pistils extend and at the tip of each is a triad capsule. Each capsule contains a round, hard seed (approx 3mm in diameter). When these are ripe, they "shoot" in all directions. I find new plants growing lustily in virtually every other plant pot in the room and vacuuming the floor sounds like a distant gun battle.
Plants: 9 | From: Denmark | Registered: Dec 2006
| Seeded: 195.212.29.67
Wow, could you save some seeds for me? It sounds like a very interesting plant!!! If you like i could sent you my seedlist and you can choose seeds you like!
quote:Originally posted by saintlorilea: The "flowers" are clusters of 2-4 tiny brown husks from which stamen plumes emerge from the base of the leaves. What happens next is fascinating . . .
Hmmm, well I'm at a loss, that certainly does not sound like any Plumeria that I'm familiar with. I'm very intrigued, "fascinating" definitely seems like the right word for it. I hope that someone recognizes this cool plant, I'll keep trying to find out, too.
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My Albums Plants: 431 | From: coastal n.c. | Registered: Aug 2005
| Seeded: 65.184.136.142
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by DowntoEarth: [QB] It could be a "euphorbia" You can try looking up "zimmerpflanzen euphorbia leuconeura" maybe you will reconise it better than me. Nice plant!
I just Googled Euphorbia leuconeura and it looks like we have "BINGO!!" - thanks to everyone for comments and suggestions. - Saintlorilea
Plants: 9 | From: Denmark | Registered: Dec 2006
| Seeded: 195.212.29.67
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