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daecc

05-01-2004, 04:02 AM

My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
pieces off and stick them in soil.

I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:

http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG

Thanks!

Phisherman

05-01-2004, 07:32 PM

On 4 Jan 2004 18:45:35 -0800, (daecc) wrote:

>My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
>knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
>and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
>pieces off and stick them in soil.
>
>I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:
>
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG
>
>Thanks!

Sorry I don't have an answer, but I'm interested to see what others
have to say. At first I thought it looked like a Stepelia which
produces a stinky (5 petal) star-shaped flower. All green plants
produce a flower or cone, so your plant will probably flower if given
ideal conditions. The flower really helps the identity. Nice
pictures, BTW.

Zemedelec

05-01-2004, 09:42 PM

My first guess, seeing it had "no leaves" was a lithops. Wrong. They're one of
the few succulents I like, because they don't look like succulents. They
really do look like "living rocks" (or very early cellular division.)
zemedelec

zhanataya

06-01-2004, 12:12 AM

Skirmishd

06-01-2004, 12:32 AM

>(daecc)
>Date: 1/4/2004 7:45 PM Mountain Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
>knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
>and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
>pieces off and stick them in soil.
>
>I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:
>
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
>http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG
>
>Thanks!
>
I bought one of these recently but lost the tag. I think it is a Crassula.

Elizabeth

07-01-2004, 02:02 AM

Kinda looks like Rhipalis to me.. Cereoid would know probably.

--
elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA
http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63

"daecc" > wrote in message
om...
> My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
> knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
> and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
> pieces off and stick them in soil.
>
> I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:
>
> http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
> http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
> http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG
>
> Thanks!

Cereoid-UR12-

07-01-2004, 03:32 AM

Yes, I do knw and already identified it as Crassula muscosa.

Rhipsalis are stem succulents in the Cactaceae not leaf succulent.

Elizabeth > wrote in message
news:oGIKb.35860$F22.21818@lakeread02...
> Kinda looks like Rhipalis to me.. Cereoid would know probably.
>
> --
> elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA
> http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63
>
>
> "daecc" > wrote in message
> om...
> > My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
> > knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
> > and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
> > pieces off and stick them in soil.
> >
> > I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:
> >
> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>

Skirmishd

07-01-2004, 10:12 AM

>From: "Cereoid-UR12-"
>Date: 1/6/2004 7:19 PM Mountain

>Yes, I do knw and already identified it as Crassula muscosa.

I had looked up Crassulae (sp) when I bought my plant and found a picture of
this same plant. Unfortunately, I didn't bookmark the site. Before I replied
to the the other poster I tried to find the picture again on other sites to no
avail so just mentioned that I thought it was a Crassula, as I wasn't about to
look for it all night. Just trying to help : ).

To the first poster:

You seem to have many sprigs of this plant growing well. When I bought my
plant a few months ago, I divided it up. Part of it went into a succulent
planter garden I had, an old yellow glazed pottery planter with a gollum jade
(a cousin) and some more succulents planted. It's doing very well in a west
window now during winter and gives a good effect with straight growth and
trailing.

My grandma passed some plants to me and they didn't make it when I moved far
away. I hope you can keep these plants long after your grandparents are gone
and that you all grow and flourish.

>Rhipsalis are stem succulents in the Cactaceae not leaf succulent.
>
>
>Elizabeth > wrote in message
>news:oGIKb.35860$F22.21818@lakeread02...
>> Kinda looks like Rhipalis to me.. Cereoid would know probably.
>>
>> --
>> elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63
>>
>>
>> "daecc" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > My grandmother gave me a start of a plant several years ago, but never
>> > knew what it was. It is small, doesn't have leaves, doesn't bloom,
>> > and slowly spreads on its own. To make a new plant, just cut a few 1"
>> > pieces off and stick them in soil.
>> >
>> > I took three pictures that somebody can hopefully identify:
>> >
>> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant1.JPG
>> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant2.JPG
>> > http://www.dnecentral.com/djw/tmp/plant3.JPG
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>