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Grandma's Plant/Tree Igor

16 years ago

Hello - I'm hoping someone can help me identify a plant that my grandmother left behind when she passed. I find it hard to describe even though it is nothing like any houseplants I've ever seen.

I don't know how old it is but it is about the size of my Spider Palm, if not taller (winds a bit and needs a stake for support). The leaves cluster together at the end of the "rope", and grow then shed much like a palm tree does in forming its trunk. The leaves are eye shaped, with a short stem but all growing from the very tip of the "rope". They have somewhat of a tiger pattern, two different shades of green. There are now 3 main "ropes" or stems protruding from the soil, and the two more mature ones have split like "Y"s to for a separate rope.

I want to re-pot the plant but want to find out more about what it needs to thrive before I do that. When it first came home, it did not do too great in full sunlight. Since lowering the blinds it's done much better and new, waxy leaves are blossoming on all ends. I linked to the pics I have since they were too big for this forum. We've dubbed the plant "Igor" for its twisted and "deformed" look. Hope someone will recognize it!

Thanks for your help!

Jose

Here is a link that might be useful: Photos of Igor

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User
16 years ago
Agalonema.

HTH
Chris
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
16 years ago
Typo: Aglaonema. :-)
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slimer303
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Hi rhizo - I'd say that's pretty close! What do you make of the long rope that its grown into? I don't see that in any of the pictures I can find of the Aglaonema, could it just be a fluke in this guy?
weedwoman
16 years ago
I've never grown this myself, but probably it's just an old plant - the new leaves grow at the end and as the older leaves die you end up with the bare stems. If you don't like the bare stems you could probably cut off the ends, stick the stems in water until they root, and plant them again.

WW

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