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10-07-2009, 04:00 PM
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French palm?
Iam tryign to find out what this little dude is, my sister got it from a guy calling it a french palm, but i can`t find it anywhere. she wanted me to look after it and re-pot it for her, but i wanted to know what kind of medium it needs and culture
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10-07-2009, 04:13 PM
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Not so sure it would be a Palm, the first shot definitely makes me think Plumeria or Fragipani though... the trunk looks very much like it.
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10-07-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by kinknstein
Not so sure it would be a Palm, the first shot definitely makes me think Plumeria or Fragipani though... the trunk looks very much like it.
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The leaves look very much like a Hoffmannii but what looks like flower buds look like a Pilea. Is the stem thick and succulent? |
10-07-2009, 06:33 PM
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The leaves look very much like a Hoffmannii but what looks like flower buds look like a Pilea. Is the stem thick and succulent?
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Its very hard, like a stick from a tree, but it is thick, the leaves are also very waxy and light shines though them easily. my sister was telling me as it grows, the leaves nearest to the bottom star tot falloff as it grows new ones
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10-07-2009, 06:48 PM
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Sounds allot like Hoffmannii
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10-07-2009, 06:49 PM
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Sounds allot like Hoffmannii
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ive been looking thorugh google, and the only Hoffmannii i can find is a large round cactus? |
10-07-2009, 06:57 PM
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10-07-2009, 08:04 PM
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are you positive? the Hoffmannai seems to have raised ridges on its leaves and is alot darker and reder then the one i have, it looks an awful lot more like the Plumeria or Fragipani
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10-08-2009, 07:13 AM
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are you positive? the Hoffmannai seems to have raised ridges on its leaves and is alot darker and reder then the one i have, it looks an awful lot more like the Plumeria or Fragipani
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Oh no, I'm definitely not positive. It just looks similar. I believe that Plumeria and Fragipani exude white sap if cut and Hoffmannia do not. That could be a test. I've only grown a few Plumeria so I'm definitely not the right person to id them. |
10-08-2009, 11:43 AM
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I was chatting with the folks in chat and we came to the conclusion is must be a fragipani hybrid, it does have the white sap
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