Strange Plant!!!

Now here's something for all you experts. I have no idea why she contacted me because this sounds like a plant from Mars! But I'm looking forward to what I hope is a flood of conjectures and maybe even a positive ID!!
----Chas
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From: "Loretta Smith" <lorsmith@shianet.org>
To: <cdills@fix.net>
Subject: Strange Plant
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 18:47:05 -0400
X-Priority: 3

Dear sir -


Hoping you can help us find this plant. My aged mother showed my daughter this plant many years ago. She took a leaf (fairly large and rounded) and rubbed it in her hands to break down the veins, etc. Then placing the stem in her mouth she blew up this leaf like a balloon.


We questioned her recently as to what the plant was. At first she couldn't even remember doing this, but several weeks later when asked she immediately called it a "Live For Ever". After searching the web I discovered that this was also known as Hens & Chicks which we have all raised for years so I know that wasn't the plant.


Certainly hope you can help us find this plant so we can grow it and introduce my grandchildren to it. Thank you in advance.


Loretta Smith - Michigan
(grandmaMI from Gen Forum)
(<mailto:grandma_upnorth@hotmail.com>grandma_upnorth@hotmail.com)


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