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'The Root and Fingers'

Peggy Bishop_McVay

16 years ago

Please help me save this plant. I went to see my grandmother and great aunt today and came home with this unknown plant and it has a bit of a problem I think.... Please help

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tedhort
16 years ago
Maybe a Euphorbiaceae member ? -- can't tell straight off but its a fairly distinct plant, I'm sure someone will ID it for you

Ted
kal2769
16 years ago
It's definitely reminiscent of a Desert Rose, Adenium obesum, in dormancy. When the weather warms up put it in full sun and new leaves and, eventually, flowers will push out. Flowers will be red to white, or bi-colored; mine was pink. It stores water in the trunk, so don't over water.
---Keith
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Peggy Bishop_McVay
Original Author
16 years ago
Kal2769, Thank you soooo much!! This is it!! Though much larger than the ones I see pictured it is the same!!! It does have tiny leaves coming out so it is trying to recover from what ever my Great-Aunt did to it. She will be thrilled it has a name and that she didn't kill it. Now I have to find out how to take care of it. Again, thank you :o)

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