It looks to me like an orchid that has finished flowering.

"Donna deMedicis" wrote in message
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Hey, all! I'm vacationing in Charleston, SC, and on a stroll down the
battery, it was trash day, and this plant was discarded with the trash
of one of those gorgeous houses on Rainbow Row. I don't know if it's a
tropical, perennial, or house plant. Anyone have any idea?

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...533930148.jpeg

Donna