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(Zone 8b)  anguajardo May 17, 2018 12:54 PM CST |
| Hello! I received two plants last fall that I cannot seem to identify. The first dies back in winter outside (TX), but then gets quite big and long through the summer and fall. The second I keep in the house. It's looking neglected, I know, but I'm trying to revive it. Thanks so much for your help!!   A. Guajardo |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b)              purpleinopp May 18, 2018 7:42 AM CST |
| Hi & welcome! #1 looks like arrowhead vine, Syngonium podophyllum: Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum) #2 is some kind of Hoya. Somebody will probably recognize which one. 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
(Zone 8b) anguajardo May 18, 2018 10:24 AM CST |
Oh, thanks for the help! I just looked it up and see that all parts of the plant are somewhat poisonous. That is good to know since I have little kids. I will remind them not to stick anything in their mouth that shouldn't be there! Thanks again!purpleinopp said:Hi & welcome! |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b) purpleinopp May 18, 2018 10:37 AM CST |
| Happy to suggest. TY for the acorn! When my kids were young enough to put non-food objects in their mouths, I put plants up high, out of reach. The soil could just as likely be the thing that gets put in mouth, as any plant part, which could have fertilizer in/on it, and swallowed perlite particles could cause gastrointestinal distress or damage. A knocked-over plant makes a mess, whether put in mouth or not. Teaching not to put non-food items in mouth is a good lesson, some kinds learn more quickly than others.  In the case of Syngonium, the sap can cause a rash similar to poison ivy if one has skin that is sensitive to it. It has irritating alkaloids, as so many house plants do. Good luck with plant(s) & kids! 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
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