Re: Plant ID

hardy Kalanchoe babies in NY? Wow!  I would suppose all the snow and leaves
were really good insulation.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID


> We used to call them Alligator plants- and in western new york- we had
> them growing outside next to the garage.  Some of the babies always
> managed to survive and come up after winter (how I have no idea- since
> they would have been covered by leaves and snow).
>
> Theresa
>
> Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center wrote:
>
> >No, not too much info at all.  And I appreciate the Common name - it is
> >captivating and that can help sell a plant. Growing in your gutters?
> >Amazing, all we get are maple tree seedlings in our gutters.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:14 AM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Yep....that's exactly what it is, it's in the Kalanchoe  family....It's
a
> >>bryophyllum, not sure exactly which, since it's hard  to ID from the
> >>photo....many of them look a like except for minor  details.    Very
easy
> >>
> >>
> >to grow.  This
> >
> >
> >>is the darned plant  that is growing in my gutters, and every where
> >>
> >>
> >else....how
> >
> >
> >>on earth it manages  to get in those places is anyone's guess.
> >>It also has the commo name of "Chandelier plant" because it blooms in
> >>winter, with huge stalks with blooms that hang down in a circular like
> >>
> >>
> >patter,  much
> >
> >
> >>like a chandelier or one of those new shower heads that are huge.   LOL
> >>Easy to propogate from the leaf.  Some folks also call them  aligator
> >>
> >>
> >plants
> >
> >
> >>here, because the children take two leaves put them together and  it
looks
> >>
> >>
> >like
> >
> >
> >>the head of an aligator.  Okay....too much  info...sorry.
> >>
> >>Jim would know more about your Zamia since, if I remember  correctly,
it's
> >>
> >>
> >a
> >
> >
> >>Florida native in the Cycad family.....called "Coontie"....or  so my
> >>
> >>
> >florida
> >
> >
> >>born Dh says.
> >>Noreen
> >>zone 9
> >>Texas Gulf Coast
> >>
> >>In a message dated 5/19/2005 11:02:21 PM Central Standard Time,
> >>gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >>
> >>Also for  Jim and any of you far southern folk, and for northerners,
like
> >>
> >>
> >Sue
> >
> >
> >>who  love houseplants, could you look at this photo for  me?
> >>
> >>http://snipurl.com/f0om
> >>
> >>She ripped these leaves off another  plant that seemed to have the same
> >>
> >>
> >form
> >
> >
> >>and size as the Zamia.  Anyone  recognize this?  When I asked, she
> >>
> >>
> >mentioned
> >
> >
> >>something about mothers  and thousands, but clearly couldn't remember.
> >>
> >>
> >Does
> >
> >
> >>it look like some  sort of Kalanchoe?
> >>
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