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09-20-2007, 09:22 PM
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Identify a tropical plant
I bought this today for a container and cannot figure out for the life of me what it is. It is definitely a plant that likes warmer climates and it grows as a vine.
Any ideas?
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09-20-2007, 09:32 PM
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Is it Cocculus? The Cocculus I know of is a tropical shrub, likes heat and shaded conditions, can grow large even pruned into a small tree form.
I'm not usually the plant guy so I'm probably wrong. 
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09-20-2007, 09:48 PM
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That is a 'Lime" Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Lime'
There are many different cultivars with different leaf variegation etc, It is a very common tropical used in interior landscaping for hanging baskets, ground coverand planter boxes..
Easy to take care of. Keep constantly moist (like a damp sponge) and in bright indirect sunlight. Watch out for Mealy bug because it is a favourite food for them.
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09-20-2007, 10:12 PM
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Dan,
Thanks for the reply. How freakin' cool is this site!
Inspired,
Congrats on having the cahones to give it a shot.
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09-21-2007, 01:56 AM
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Our plant palettes are so different, I can always claim a certain excusable ignorance. 
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09-21-2007, 04:56 AM
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I knew it was a pothos, I was just waiting to see if anyone else did. LOL
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09-21-2007, 10:36 PM
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Can I get some help with a couple more?
I have narrowed down the genus of these plants. However the species and cultivar is lacking.
Thanks a bunch for the help!
In this picture I am looking for the name of the plant with the big leaves.
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09-21-2007, 10:37 PM
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In this image I am looking for the name of the plant with the purple flowers.
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09-26-2007, 07:49 PM
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The first looks like Alocasia odora 'California'.
The second looks like Bougainvillea glabra 'New River' which I believe is the same as 'Palm Beach Purple'.
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09-28-2007, 05:38 PM
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Landscape25,
Thank you so much for the help!
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09-28-2007, 06:37 PM
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No problem. 'New River' is probably more accurate, if it is that cultivar. 'Palm Beach Purple' may be a local name because it is so widely used.
It is 'New River' at this nursery but I think they said they are the same. They have a picture of it under varieties.
Bougainvillea Growers International
http://www.bgi-usa.com/
http://excelsagardens.com for tropicals, they have some really neat plants
http://agristarts.com for tropicals too, it looks like the alocasia has a different specific epithet (gagaena) than odora, but it says odora at Excelsa Gardens. I am not sure if they are synonyms. |
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