That looks to me like some kind of bromeliad. Vrieseas can look that way when they're not watered correctly. If your plant is a bromeliad, then you need to water it in the top, pouring water into the middle of the leaves, for it to look its best. BUT, if it's not a bromeliad, you could cause it to rot by watering that way. Can you describe the flower it had? Some more pictures of the whole plant from a couple of angles (particularly from above) would be helpful too. This post was edited by PatchyJack on Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 4:56

Hi, That is a Hoya, likely a Hoya carnosa & what lovely blooms it has. Nice plant, looks healthy. Try sniffing the blooms in evening, I believe this is one of the Hoyas some folks say can smell like chocolate. FYI: though this can certainly be discussed here (yes, it's a houseplant, but can be grown outdoors too), there's also a Hoya forum here (see front page, at the very top) where only these plants are discussed.

Hi Jeff, I have posted that one before, Haworthia pygmaea f. crystallina, to the best of my knowledge, but this is the first time it's been outdoors for any length of time...At least it tanned, and did not burn, unlike some of its less fortunate brethren in my care lately. Nice Aloe flower stalk, nice to see the genuine A. vera. Veritas! Christopher

Those dried stipule, leaves venation made me think it is Ficus, there are too many species (creeping, shrub, tree) Where is the geographical location, is it natives there, is it common or rather a collector kind of plants For ficus identification, do you see root on those vine?, can you show tip of plant, (ficus has cap-stipule), does it bleed white sap if you cut leaves/stem If it in my area I would suggest Ficus Sagitata (quite variable in leaves morph and size) also could be F. vilosa (usually more hairy, but it is variable also) the fruit will also needed for figs ID, but most fig fruits only after mature and with specific wasp.