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Old 12-01-2014, 09:31 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David Hill David Hill is offline
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On 12/01/2014 05:37, ] wrote:
Dear All,
Can anyone identify this houseplant?

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/foliage_ceramic1.jpg
http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/foliage_ceramic2.jpg
http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/foliage_ceramic3.jpg

It was bought from a local supermarket (the Co-op) which labelled it
just "Foliage Ceramic"! Its leaves have a V-shaped rear notch a
little like the Arrow Head plant (Sagittaria) but none of the pictures
of species of Arrow Head plants I found looked like it. Since being
bought a week ago two of its leaves are dying so any tips on care and
cultivation would be appreciated.

Thanks
Tom Crane
Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap.

Looks to be to be a form of Syngonium podophyllum (Nephthytis)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/arrowhead-vine.htm
http://www.exoticangel.com/plant-lib...ies/nephthytis
David @ a very grey side of Swansea Bay