First post - hope you can help!!

The leaves look to be similar to ficus elastica but I'm not sure if thats what it is as its a very viney, tall plant.

My cousin gave me the plant last year - to start with it appeared quite small but this is because it was in a small pot (she'd got it for a mothers day present from the kids a few years previously and it was still in the same pot) and the vines had been growing around each other as they got longer. She'd had it four years at this stage and she said that a small white flower appears on it every few years. The leaves on the inside vines were quite yellow and in poor condition, presumably due to where sunlight couldn't get through to them.

I untangled it and the length of the vines was unbelievable. I repotted it into a larger pot, and wound them round and up a large moss stick. A lot of leaves dropped off when it got moved but after leaving it in its new location, its really coming along. Since doing this, the condition of the plant has improved dramatically and the leaves are a lovely, healthy, glossy green. There's also a lot of new leaves coming out.

My mother thinks it could belong to the philadendron family but I'm not sure - I've scoured websites galore but can't seem to find a picture of it.

Any idea?

Thanks,

em

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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson

No - the leaves are dark green, glossy, firm and oval in shape.

I don't have any pics at the moment, and it'll be the weekend after next before I can get my hands on some, but i'll attach them when I get them.

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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson

Perhaps it is a Jasmine.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2121637626



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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson

I don't think it is a heartleave philadendron (sorry to be so awkward!). We have one here in the office, and the leaves on my plant seem to be a lot 'sturdier', if that makes sense.


hope this link works now - by hook or by crook, i'll get the hang of this photo lark!

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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson

Has it ever flowered Emma???

Just curious what they look like??

Reminds me of some type of Hoya????
But I'm not too big into house plants???

Hopin' some others will come thru...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

There are Hoya's with white flowers,
we had one... and I think the leaf shape
is the same for the white flowered one...

We'll see if some others will pass thru...
We'll keep on it for you!!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

I think thats it! My cousin can't remember what the flower was like, just that it was white, but the leaves and the vines are pretty much identical.

Well - some great big mucky pints of the black stuff will be drunk in your honour - thanks all for the help!

em

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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson

A tell tale sign it's a hoya is
*at least for the white one we
had a ba~zillion years ago*
was the flower dripped sticky stuff
if I remember correctly..
Wasn't really bad, but just remember it dripping
something...
The flower was very pretty though..

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Thanks a million all!

Will definitely stick around here in future, this website's great - talk to you all soon!

Em

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"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - Homer Simpson