Eek. I've been looking around on the web, but since I don't have a clue what it is, it's kinda hard to find a picture of it and know what species it is, you know? So...
There's a
plant we've had for quite some time- my mother's cleaning lady from when
she was a kid gave it to us, but we've never had a clue what it is. I think it might be a fern of some sort, but I'm not sure.
It is a large
plant. It has a main trunk which is kind-of like that of a foxtail palm-
tree, or even a coconut, I can't think how to express it any better- and then it has these long stems. I think usually three to five at a time. At the end of the stems are large, broad leaves that are kinda like maple leaves, except they're dark green, about the size of my
head , and aren't pointy but rounded. (They also have a lot more little prongs, or whatever you call them.)
The trunk on ours is pretty darned short, but we're not very good at taking care of it. The other day, though, I think I saw another
plant of the same species in a hotel, and it had a very, very long trunk- and was in an enourmous pot. If it's the same kind of
plant, I'm guessing ours could grow to be a lot bigger and healthier if we knew more about it!
Thanks for your time.
