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May 3, 2012 5:42 PM CST
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Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
The WITWIT Badge Region: Mexico Garden Procrastinator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Ponds Tropicals
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I was interested in Stephens comment about Chlorophytum orchidastrum. That may be my unknown plant. Here are 3 pics of it, what do you guys think? How odd that it would be a spider plant, I was looking for bromeliads or something like that to ID it.

You can see a rather insignificant bloom in the 2nd pic. Sorry about the shadows, I had to run out and take some pictures and it wasn't the best time.


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May 22, 2012 10:37 AM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
High I have Chlorophytum orchidastrum Fire Flash and it is a very easy plant. Not many people know it is in the Spiderplant family.

Your plant does not look like it has a lot of orange or any at all. Is it the picture or is it really all green?

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May 22, 2012 11:05 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
The WITWIT Badge Region: Mexico Garden Procrastinator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Ponds Tropicals
Enjoys or suffers hot summers Plumerias Plays in the sandbox Dog Lover Cat Lover
Partly it is the bad picture but also it is the plant. It has less orange than when I got it, I'm not sure why. The ribs of new leaves come out very orange and fade as they get older. It is in the ground in a mostly shady spot, you can see the caladiums do well there. Do you think I should move it for more sun?
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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May 22, 2012 3:00 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
Maybe it needs more sun. Mine is as you see is grown in a pot because it would not survive outside. I have it in morning sun afternoon shade. More shade and the leaves burn. My leaves stay bright orange.
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May 22, 2012 3:38 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
The WITWIT Badge Region: Mexico Garden Procrastinator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Ponds Tropicals
Enjoys or suffers hot summers Plumerias Plays in the sandbox Dog Lover Cat Lover
hmmm... I have an empty spot right now that gets only a few hours of afternoon sun. I may try moving it there. Thank you.
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