Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Maybe Alocasia.
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Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
I'm thinking it's a Philodendron Gloriosum. They have those lovely velvety leaves with light colored veins, and the stems and posture look about right. Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum)
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dyzzypyxxy said:I'm thinking it's a Philodendron Gloriosum. They have those lovely velvety leaves with light colored veins, and the stems and posture look about right. Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum)
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
That's where we started.
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Daisy ... I see that. And, it's just a wild guess on my part; my eyes are having difficulty seeing the photos and I'm not all that good at plant identification. I just make guesses; I'm right at times but most of the time I'm way off!
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
I hate to see people's questions go unanswered so after a certain number of views or time has gone by without a thought, I add my own. Then someone will immediately take a second look and come up with the right answer. Works like a charm.
Daisy
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Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
I'm still stickin with my P. gloriosum. Here's a picture of mine in better days. I really need to rescue it from the jungle now. See how the leaves are more rounded than the African Mask? That's why I think it's gloriosum.
Elaine
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
I agree with Elaine .. leaves are wrong for African Mask.
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I do believe you all are correct ... now that I enlarge foussi's first photo, the leaves are larger than the Alocasia and do look more like Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum)
It sometimes takes me seeing side by side pictures to see the differences.
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
I think its pretty.
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Yes, that just means you have to clear furniture eventually to make room for the plant. Isn't that what we all do- build the room around plants? I thought that was normal.....
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
They sure do look similar. Now going back to your original pictures, the leaves look like they are velvety to me, which would make it Gloriosum. But (sorry) they aren't the greatest pictures.
The Remusatia vivipara has smooth, shiny leaves doesn't it?
Elaine
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Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
Looks like P. gloriosum to me too. Remusatia (and Alocasia) have three prominent veins, the mid-rib (in the middle of the leaf) and the basal-ribs (one in each lobe). Your plant doesn't have basal-ribs. Your plant also has an open sinus. The lobes are not connected so the stem is at the edge of the leaf. R. vivipara has leaves like a Colocasia, the lobes are connected so the stem connects to the leaf nearer the middle.