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Curling leaves, trails, looks like a succulent.
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eileen
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject: Curling leaves, trails, looks like a succulent. |
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This is a plant my eldest son, Duncan, has growing indoors. Can you help me ID it for him please? I've never known it to flower.
Close up of leaves.
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Eileen a neighbor just showed me this plant last week and she called it a lipstick plant. Sorry I don't know the sientific name. Cool eye catching plant though. ER
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Sorry Eileen I can't ID it for Duncan, but I did want to comment about what a cool looking plant it is!!
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Many thanks Englishrose and GardenFrantic - that's definately it!!!!  I like the flowers it produces so let's hope it blooms for Duncan. If it does I'll post another piccie of it. It really is a cool looking plant isn't it Julie?  I may just pinch a cutting for myself!! 
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I'm voting with Pat on this one
Hoya compacta,
mine is blooming now 
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Very pretty pink one, ZUZU.
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Thats one lovely plant Eileen and I'm really jealous!....Ive got a few Hoyas...but I havent got that one!
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Thanks for the picture of the lipstick plant GF. It may not be the plant that Duncan has but it's a beauty!!!
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Oh that is a beautiful bloom!! I'm truly jealous Eileen I don't blame you I would be pinching a piece also!! It is an all-around great looking plant!
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I had one of these hoyas years ago. It kept getting mealybugs and it was So hard to get them out of those twisty leaves. I do love it.
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