A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Mystery Plants? no clue what this is

Print Thread

Rate Thread

no clue what this is #139818 Oct 11th, 2007 at 02:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Colorado RoseFishWatcher Member
RoseFishWatcher Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Colorado	Hey! I bought this guy from the horticulture club at my school. They didn't know what it was. They suggested bright indirect light and letting it dry out before watering again. If you have any clues what it is, or at the very least, what care it needs, please let me know. (click for bigger pictures)

Sponsored Links

▼ Sponsored Links ▼ ▲ Sponsored Links ▲

Re: no clue what this is RoseFishWatcher #139890 Oct 11th, 2007 at 04:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend
angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas	When I first looked at you plant I thought it might be a hoya UNTIL I saw the burgandy under the leaves!!!!!!!!! Cool plant you have there IT is the Black pagoda Lipstick plant Click on this link http://www.victoria-dove.com/images/photo-10.jpg for a full mature look at one! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: no clue what this is angelblossom #139943 Oct 11th, 2007 at 05:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	Silver Squirl I have that one and that is what the lady wrote on mine.. That is all I know. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: no clue what this is dodge #142008 Oct 17th, 2007 at 04:05 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 561 Malaysia nmlAlba-dC15
nmlAlba-dC15 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 561 Malaysia	Hi evryone.... sorry to say .... thatz not a lipstick plant... used to have it...but it died out on me!! ...n worse i cant remember its name! i believe that somewhere in da darkest night...a candle glows, i believe for every drop of rain that falls...a flower grows....

Re: no clue what this is nmlAlba-dC15 #142124 Oct 17th, 2007 at 09:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN alankhart Number Seven
alankhart Number Seven Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN	It looks like it could be a type of amorphophallus, or voodoo lily, but not sure which one.

Re: no clue what this is alankhart #143101 Oct 19th, 2007 at 01:40 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend
angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas	Sorry But I'm sticking with the Black Pagoda I had one tagged just like that and sent it to Jiffy,,, I wonder if she still has it??? IF it isn't the Black pagoda Then it was tagged wrong it looks just like the one in the link I posted above,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: no clue what this is angelblossom #143115 Oct 19th, 2007 at 03:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN alankhart Number Seven
alankhart Number Seven Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN	The leaves do look very much the same, don't they?

Sponsored Links

▼ Sponsored Links ▼ ▲ Sponsored Links ▲

Re: no clue what this is alankhart #143117 Oct 19th, 2007 at 03:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	If you find out , let me know ......Silver Squirl is on my plant ?? Who knows??????/Its cute Hi Woo woo PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: no clue what this is dodge #143264 Oct 19th, 2007 at 06:35 PM
Jiffymouse Unregistered
Jiffymouse Unregistered	i do diane. at least i think it is yours. i had one from you and one from catlover. and i still have one... put them both in my "succulent's bucket" and one is fine!

Re: no clue what this is alankhart #143285 Oct 19th, 2007 at 06:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend
angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas	Originally Posted by alankhart The leaves do look very much the same, don't they? Yea they do! I've noticed a lot of plant species are very very simulair But yet entirely different,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: no clue what this is angelblossom #143459 Oct 20th, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,105 Likes: 1 Portland, OR; USA Wild Willy The Gnome
Wild Willy The Gnome Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,105 Likes: 1 Portland, OR; USA	Scilla violacea (Silver Squill)

Re: no clue what this is Wild Willy #143462 Oct 20th, 2007 at 07:41 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	Thank You soooooooooooooooo much Wild Willie.. I was correct after all..Except I spelled Squill wrong.. The lady sent it last year and it had that on it . I must go visit a site for the culture. Thanks you living statue. [b][/b]T PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: no clue what this is Wild Willy #143463 Oct 20th, 2007 at 08:13 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend
angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas	Originally Posted by Wild Willy Scilla violacea (Silver Squill) Welllll That means the tag on the plant I had was wrong,, I just learned something new!! Thanks Bill and Dodge! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Sponsored Links

▼ Sponsored Links ▼ ▲ Sponsored Links ▲

Re: no clue what this is angelblossom #143483 Oct 20th, 2007 at 09:04 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	Woohoo......... It has been my pleasure.....And Wild Willy's tooooooooooooooooo. I know how to work with them sneaky lil Knome... I have mine out side watching the steps for varmits........ Last edited by dodge; Oct 20th, 2007 at 09:04 AM. Reason: no spell right...;o( PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: no clue what this is dodge #144115 Oct 21st, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Colorado RoseFishWatcher Member
RoseFishWatcher Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Colorado	Thank you! The little guy has some new green since I showed you those pictures. I'm trying to decide if I should move him a little closer to the window (as he's currently behind a larger plant).

Re: no clue what this is RoseFishWatcher #144139 Oct 21st, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	I have mine in the south window, but it is shaded by the porch roof there. It grows really slow.. Will try to get a photo to show. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: no clue what this is dodge #144465 Oct 22nd, 2007 at 11:27 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod
dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	silver squill here is mine to view............ Trust me ! PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Hop To

Link Copied to Clipboard

Seasonal Ticker

December
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Gardening Links

Gardening in November
Gardening in December
Gardening in January

Shop at Amazon and Support AGF
Are you shopping online? Click this link first and A Gardeners Forum will receive a commission for your referral at Amazon.com (shopping through this link to Amazon will not have any impact on your prices at Amazon).

Like Us on Facebook

Forum Statistics

Forums65

Topics14,316

Posts241,392

Average Daily Posts3

Members16,001

Most Online10,356
Nov 2nd, 2019