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Hello,
I wound up with a bunch of plants after my Dad's funeral last month and I just repotted everything. I've identified them all except for this one. I have no idea what this is...

Anyone recognize this?



Thanks
Gisela

could it be a type of ficus??
i'm not too sure. are the leaves tough/thick? or are they thin/fragile?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by phoenix:
<strong> i will plant something nice in honor of your father

Gisela

CRAZY i know but at this time of day i usually lose it ya know

Not sure what the plant is, but Will Creed should be along soon, and he can tell you (and us) exactly what it is. Horticulturists are so handy!

Gee, I don't know. The leaves are pretty flat and shiny with smooth edges. I just looked at some online pics of tobacco and it all looks a little rumply...
I think I've got an herb catalog some where with tobacco in it. Maybe it's just a differnt kind?

I've been stacking up the garden catalogs for weeks -- must have over 100 by now. I'm afraid to start looking, cos then I'll start buying... :rolleyes:

Gisela

Cool!
What a great BB this is!!

YES WILL THE WISE ONE WILL KNOW!!!
I RETHOUGHT THE TABACCO AFTER I SUBMITTED THE POST AND THOUGHT NO WAY WRONG TYPE OF LEAF BUT THEN I THOUGHT MAYBE ITS A YOUNGUN

It looks very much like the large leafed ficus. Here is a link so some. My problem is the leaves on your plant are such a lighter shade of green. See what you think.

ficus

Could be TK.
The leaves on my little guy aren't so pointy, but maybe it's because he's so little.

Thanks
Gisela

I'm not quite sure why, but as soon as I saw your pic, I thought of my Red Ardisia-maybe the shape of the leaves. This isn't the best pic, but here's mine: red ardisia and here's a link: http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/ardisia.htm Good luck!

I do believe rozy has nailed it.

WTG rozy!!!!

Thank you Rozy!! <img border="0" alt="[clappy]" title="" src="graemlins/clappy.gif" />
The pictures on the Denver site look exactly like my little guy!! Guess I should back him away from that sunny window, before it gets hot.

Thanks so much everyone for your help

Gisela

woohoo-i got one! glad to help. I cover the soil of mine with sphagum (sp?) moss to help with the moisture thing and hide the bare bottoms-cute little plant-good luck with it.

Hi, i was looking online for red ardisia advice and came across this posting. Does anyone know why my ardisia's leaves are wilting or how to cure? i only got it a couple of days ago- put it on the windowsill and the leaves were drooping a couple of hours later. I took it away from the sill, watered it and overnight it perked back up but then started wilting again the next day (i was finally careful not to expose to direct light but it still isn't happy). Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

Maybe the spot that it is in gets a little too warm for it during the day time?? How damp have you been keeping the soil? I don't think it likes a damps soil, really, just kind of wet....but not really. Do you have a sunny room that it can get put into, but not actually have the direct sunlight???

Hi all,
Don't know if this plant is still a mystery but I was wondering if it might be a "ZZ" plant. "Zamioculus Zamiifolia", try www.desert-tropicals.com. Awesome, indestructible plant. I got mine at IKEA. I'm a rookie here and I am looking forward to tapping all the expertise out there.
Have a great day all!!