Mmm hmmm, me too. Chocolate petit fours, what a treat! I always make for the nurseries when we visit somewhere else, too. It's hard though, to not be able to buy anything to bring home.
Here's a pic of my ponytail for comparison to your mystery plant above, Jim. Mine's pretty tidy, although I rarely comb it.
I do remove the dead leaves occasionally. (remember Laurel combing the petals of her Bulbo. Medusa?
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