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[INDOOR-GARDENING:153] Re: mystery plant, another clue

Just checked the Am. Hort. Soc. Encyclopedia of Plants  for a pic, but
unfortunately there is no picture given,  only description:  Callisia
fragrans (chain plant) Related to Tradescantia. Stoloniferous, succelent
perennial with with 2-ranked, elliptic to lance-shaped, shiny light green
leaves, purple beneath, and to 10 in. long.  (Term 2-rank is defined as
'arranged in opposite pairs along a stem.)  

Not sure that sounds like a rosette or a spider plant...?  


>sounds like you have a Callisia fragrans. they look alot like spider plants,
>yes, but with broader, thicker leaves with a tint of reddish bronze in the
>middle of the rosette, especially when exposed to bright sunlight. i've
>never seen these in any store, they're usually shared between
>friends.--dayna
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    Lynn Jenkins
    jenks@iquest.net
    Happy to be gardening organically in Zionsville, IN  USA Zone 5
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