Re: another mystery plant

Go ahead and send to me; don't think we can attach images to our list
mail; think the server just removes them.  I'll put it on the web and
post the URL so everyone can take a shot at it.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
> 
> Thanks for your assistance. The more I observe the plant, the more
I 
> think, despite what my friend called it, it is not an ivy.
Definitely 
> is a trailer. The leaves are not variegated, and their shape is 
> probably more ovate or elliptical than heart shaped. Guess I'll
have to 
> try a picture. We have a digital camera, so may be I can get DH to
show 
> me how to download and send a picture or  two. Should I send to you

> directly rather than the list? I don't want to mess up every one's 
> email with an unwanted picture.
> Cathy
> On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 10:11 PM, Marge Talt wrote:
> 
> >> From: cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com>
> >> A friend gave me a start of a vining plant she called "Peruvian
> > ivy".
> >> It is delicate, small (1/4 in or less) alternate leaves that are
> >> vaguely heart shaped. Not hardy. No visible flowers and she did
not
> >
> >> report any.
> > ----------
> >
> > Well, Cathy, I, too, googled this with no luck.  Now, there is an
ivy
> > with very tiny, heart shaped leaves - I have a photo of it in one
of
> > my ivy articles:
> > http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/27257
> >
> > Scroll down to the sub head "Still In Pots After All These
Years".
> > Of course, I put it in the ground and it didn't make it, so it
could
> > very well be not hardy.
> >
> > If this is not what you've got, then we need to see a picture of
this
> > child as it could easily be something that's not related to
Hedera
> > helix at all.
> >
> > There's another that has very tiny leaves; very delicate, called
> > Ceropegia woodii, the string of hearts plant.  Here's an image +
> > info:  http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week098.shtml
> >
> > Thing is, this one's leaves are very definitely marbled with
> > white/silver.  Look mostly silver, really.  A net friend gave me
one
> > that may or may not be hanging in there still. Very cute plant
and I
> > wish I had figured out what it wanted better and earlier; think
it
> > got too much water.  It does bloom, however, tho' mine never did.
> >
> > Beyond that, Vancouveria spp. have small, almost heart shaped
leaves
> > but aren't vines, tho' they can almost look that way sometimes;
some
> > are fairly hardy and others aren't.
> >
> > Well, that's all I can come up with at this point; think we need
to
> > see your child to really help:-)
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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