Hello!

Many months ago my work gave me an amaryllis plant. With it in the pot was a slender decorative branch from an unknown tree/plant that was stuck at both ends into the soil like an upside down U. At some point, this branch started to extend leaves! I pulled one end out of the dirt and let it grow. So, while the amaryllis flowers eventually dropped off, I became more interested in this "branch".

I'd like to identify what it is so I can transplant it in the best conditions.

Thanks!

Shim

Sorry I don't know. But that is interesting. I hope someone can ID it

jvdubb said:Sorry I don't know. But that is interesting. I hope someone can ID it

Thank you! Someone outside of this forum suggested dogwood but I'm not sure that's true and would like other feedback.

shimyns said:

Thank you! Someone outside of this forum suggested dogwood but I'm not sure that's true and would like other feedback.

Sorry cannot id mystery plant.
However highly unlikely to be Cornus...common name Dogwood as virtually all have leaves opposite on a branch.
Mystery plant leaves are alternate.

Silversurfer said:

Sorry cannot id mystery plant.
However highly unlikely to be Cornus...common name Dogwood as virtually all have leaves opposite on a branch.
Mystery plant leaves are alternate.

Thanks for the feedback! This mystery plant might have opposite and decussate leaves - I will take a better picture and upload it soon.

The leaves on the plant in shimyns photo look opposite to my old eyes and my first thought was also Dogwood.



Whatever it is, it's pretty and I think I'd pot it up separately to see what it becomes!

Humble apologies..looked again at pic of mystery plant .
Leaves are opposite.!
My error.
One leaf missing .... I looked quickly and thought I was seeing alternate leaves.
Sorry.
So could be Cornus...common name Dogwood.

I took another picture. It looks like the leaves are opposite and decussate.

Thank you.
Please can you try the Cornus leaf test.
Gently tear the leaf in half.
Cornus leaves have a sort of latex in the veins which is strong enough to hold the leaf together even when torn gently in half and held by the stalk.

See my pics below.

Hello again,

I did the Cornus leaf test and indeed it passed, and I guess this confirms it's a dogwood variety.

Thanks all for helping me ID this plant!

Cornus branches (without leaves) are commonly used by florists because of their range of stem colors - green, red, orange, yellow, purple. These types are always shrubs (not trees) and grow 5-9ft high and wide when planted outside.