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Houseplant ID

comments (7) December 31st, 2010 in gallery

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Please identify this flowering houseplant - the flowers are reddish orange and the leaves are succulent.

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Ailsa_Stephanie writes: A geserneriad definitely, Aeschynanthus is a good bet, but not 100% certain. Can you provide more information about the leaves - just how succulent? Posted: 11:00 pm on March 8th
odoratum writes: Thank you auburnjude and Kat White. I had concluded Columnea but Aeschynanthus fits better.

Odoratum Posted: 1:23 pm on January 1st
auburnjude writes: http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week041.shtml Posted: 6:36 pm on December 31st
Kat_White writes: I agree with auburnjude. It looks like Aeschynanthus maybe 'Fireworks' to me. Posted: 3:35 pm on December 31st
Seamew writes: agapanthus--that's the blue lily of the nile flower it resembles. Posted: 2:43 pm on December 31st
Seamew writes: Actually, I'm thinking it is a clivia miniata, a bulb-like plant that blooms once a year, with strap shaped leaves and an umbel of flowers the way an amaryllis or one of those blue lily of the nile flowers (whose botanical is escaping me right now) would do. Posted: 2:40 pm on December 31st
auburnjude writes: I am pretty sure its an Aeschynanthus Posted: 2:28 pm on December 31st
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