Will the real Cup Plant please stand up !!!!
I have two different plants here . Both were sold to me at different times and both are supposed to be Cup Plants which is supposed to be a native plant in my neck of the woods. Both are completely different so I am hoping for some clarification . Are there a number of different Cup Plants out there ? If not which is the real Cup Plant . Leaves are different , flowers somewhat similar , heights are different .
Got any ideas . Here are pics of both . Will the real Cup Plant please stand up !!!
This one grows to about 5 .5 feet tall
Very rough coarse huge leaves
This one has reached probably 10 feet tall this year .Leaves feel coarse too but a different kind of coarse......hard to explain.
If these are indeed both Cup Plants ,does anyone know their latin names? If they are not both Cup Plants, which is the real Cup Plant and what is the name of the imposter ?
Once again I thank all you experts in advance for any help you can offer.
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carol23_gw
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
gyr_falcon
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