A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 To be a plant or not to be what a question?

Ok got a mystery plant for ya! I got this plant from a friend of mine and she said it was some type of cactus? It looks vary far from it. This plant has variegated stems and leaves green to pink it’s a great looking plant in the spring but looks kinda spindly right now due to the cold. :rolleyes:

Steelwoolghandi


http://community.webshots.com/s/image8/6/63/85/119666385wLiMhE_ph.jpg

Check your Link SWG, says : FORBIDDEN...you do not have permission to enter...

I can't get in either!!

Weezie

just copy and past the link into your address bar and it should show up sorry for the problem.
steelwoolghandi

I was able to see the picture by copying and pasting the address.

BUT darned if I know what it is. Are the leaves succulent? I see no type of spines or thorns on it at, it that right. The stems almost look like those of a begonia.

Here`s a question are all cactus succulents but not all succulents cactus? Sort of like azalea and rhododrendrons, daffodills and narcisus.

Actually, I don't know what the name of this is; however, I had one and it IS a cactus, and Rue, I THINK your statement is correct

Steel....could it be a pencil plant cactus? I just purchased a pencil plant a couple months ago...but don't know if the leaves get that big. Can you run a google search on pencil plant and let me know if that is it??? Now I'm very curious!

Curious Catlover

I will try to link the picture so it comes out her instead of copy and past.

Well what do you think...Pencil plant cactus???

Well catlover everything I looked at on google shows the Pencil plant cactus as not having leaves and having thorns and mine does not have either.

Steewoolghandi

Yea, I looked at some more pix ....some have thorns and others don't...but the leaves....Hmmmm that is not typical of the pencil plant....I have seen pix with a "few" leaves but not that big....very small leaves. I will keep looking!

Anybody else out there have a suggestion????
Jillie...where are you???....Papito...any ideas???

Can you get a better shot of the leaves,
stems, and base of plant????
Just curious!

ok here is a close up of the leaves and stem.

steelwoolghandi

I love the Pink edges (ya im still a manly man)

here is the Base I noticed if you cut off one of the joints a new plant will grow from it (if anyone wants a piece i'm just an ask away)


steelwoolghandi

I believe that what you have is a jacob's ladder
Pedilanthus tithymaloides

Here's a link that might help you out!


Jacob\'s ladder

I'd love a peice but I'm in Canada

Wow that looks like it in the spring the leaves are that full!! thanks I think the mystery is solved you get a gold star!!!

steelwoolghandi