ID! New Peperomia Obtusifolia cultivator? Unknown name? HELP!
Jasmin Beltran
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Found this Peperomia Obtusifolia at Walmart without a tag. Does anyone have one and/or knows the name? It's not a solid green. There is a subtle variegation in center that gets darker as the leaf matures.
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Jasmin Beltran
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoRelated Discussions
New plants - pics (need some IDs)
Comments (9)For #3 Peperomia came to mind, but I couldn't find anything that quite matched it. They don't appear to have the right leaf arrangement, in general. Leaf structure and arrangement is much like Nematanthus now that I actually compare the two, though--opposite leaves growing in pairs 90 degrees apart. That and Aeschynanthus is also quite close, so I bet Pirate Girl is right on one of those counts. Will have to do a bit of a detailed analysis, maybe, unless someone pops up with a confirmation. Or I suppose I could wait for it to flower... #2 - Chinese croton it is, cliss, thanks! I thought it was something with an 'e' on the label, but that wasn't much to go on. Amazingly, there were two of these plants there priced at $2--made it impossible not to buy! Apparently the sap can cause blindness, giving rise to the Latin name. Good to know when handling it! Maybe that's why it was so cheap... #1 A. haworthii seems like a pretty good guess. I won't even bother asking in the C&S forum because that looks like a match. I have to admit I didn't really think about the future of that banana, I'm sure it will want to get bigger than I can deal with. It's Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina ('blood banana')--an image search shows they get pretty big, but not as big as other bananas seem to, or at least people don't take pictures of very many big ones. Oh well--I can always hack it up if necessary. People in Seattle are able to grow bananas outside, with some mulching and hacking in the winter (though I don't think they exactly have time to thrive in our short period of warmth)....See MoreNaming and Identification - Confusion, Frustration and Solutions
Comments (17)Steve, you have me scracting my head and thinking more now going back to what i was trying to ssy but have hard time finding proper way. So DNA can change ? I go back now to wonder say a Mission fig if could be traced to be from its roots oversea's and then another growing here that was brought here and can be said for absolute what would the DNA markers say there realted close or maybe exact match? I go back and copy and paste what i said about this as if i try to type it again it might mean something different so .... i tend to lean this way-- DNA may say 2 types are very close and related but not the same, could tree have evolved elsewhere and somehow change to that climate making some markers not exactly alike as if grown i different area's same tree accimilated to the soil and therfore fruit color and leaf color are different-Example as its often heard here that 2 same types grown in different area's have a different leave or slightly different fruit color or even shape. I will be able to see if this is true along with others here as have sent 1 particular tree across country and up as far as Canada, so maybe in 3 or 4 years they can be compared to 1 another, a DNA test of that tree and mine i wonder what would show up in say 50 years from now if both trees survived just a thought that i wll never know answer too. END So i truly wonder if we are now seeing this in the fig world where tree's are very close match as UCDavis studies have found in some types, there was a discussion about how Dark Portuguese and i believe but could be wrong as its been a while since i read that post and Sals were very close i think it was Sals but not sure which. Perhaps this is slowloy happening or maybe just hogwash on my part of thinking? Martin...See MoreHelp ID pls
Comments (2)Yes, likely Peperomia obtusifolia....See MoreAny ID thoughts for this unknown double orange?
Comments (16)Thanks so much for compliments on my shed and yard! Back when I bought this place in 1986, the yard was a ravine of dying trees. The shed was up near the house. I was able to get a LOT of nice dirt fill from a large project going on locally, and a friend who was supervising that job came on the weekends with equipment to push the soil over the yard. We also jacked the shed up and he brought telephone poles and laid them side by side, and hauled the shed down to its new spot over them! It's been a labor of love since then. Maryl, it's been in upper 80's here this week with awful humidity. I know that I couldn't live in this heat and humidity for long, but I know I'm lucky to not be in the south or west now. Here's some from February to cool you off more! Hope it helps!...See More
lmontestella
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GreenLarry
7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agoSo I was doing a little more searching and found a forgien website. Not sure what language, maybe German.
They have these pictures and have the name as P. obtusifolia 'Lime'
Not sure how accurate this is but its all I've found so far.
GreenLarry
7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agolmontestella
7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoGreenLarry
7 years agolmontestella
7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJasmin Beltran
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoGreenLarry
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