I hope somebody can help me identify this plant for me...We bought it at our local grocery store, and it had no name listed, only that it came from Nurserymen's Exchange, Inc. It seems to be thriving, but want to know what it likes..we have it in a well lit south location maybe 4 feet from the deck door, and is supplemeted with a gro-lamp as well It only has little soil and a bunch of pebbles that seem to be glued together, but has some moss around the base...Our home is rather warm as my wife is always cold :) maybe 72-74F I notice after I water it, it seems to be transpiring some water droplets on its leaves...is that normal? Also, a day or 2 after I water it, i get maybe one or 2 leaves turn bright yellow, but there is new growth all around and seems to be prospering, Here is a photo and thanks for responses Jeanne & Doug
Try not to photograph against the light; it doesn't allow us to see details such as leaf texture, veining, attachment to twig, etc. These are important when plant is not in flower or fruit. It's also worth noting whether the plant has milky sap, evident if you break off a leaf or even stick a pin in the stem. It's a characteristic of certain families and genera, e.g. figs. If I had to make a guess, I think an Ilex species is just a possibility, but that would be ruled out if leaves are consistently opposite (paired) on the stems.
Appears to have determinate branching in manner of rhododendron (to name a familiar example), that is a bud is set at the tip of the shoot that ends the shoot. New shoots have to grow around this terminal bud to continue elongation of branch. Figs have indeterminate branching, the same branch tip keeps growing from one flush to the next. Species like rubber plant (Ficus elastica) may make long unforking branches metres (yards) long.
