Identification: Plant in my office needs identifying!

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by ScarletJewell, Dec 3, 2009.

  1. ScarletJewell

    ScarletJewell Member

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    Recently a bunch of plants were brought in to liven up our office. The one I offered to take care of doesn't have an identification tag with it and I don't know what it is. It seems healthy, but then the leaves keep falling off which is concerning my coworker (who also chose a plant of the same type) and I. No one seems to know anything about it and we're afraid we're going to kill the two plants off if we don't figure out some information soon. Trying to search for information has brought back results for plants that look nothing like this one. Please help!!!

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    The plant has long stems that are a dark reddish/pinkish color and the leaves are wide at the top that come to a point, more rounded than that of an arrow head. The red/pink from the stems stops where the leaf starts except for very rarely where the color will continue a short ways on the underneath side or a small dot of color randomly on the topside. The veins on the leaves are white/light yellow. The leaves grow in bunches from the very bottom to the very top of the stems. There are no blooms (or at least not as of yet).
     

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    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Wonder if this is a Celosia. ???
     
  3. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Resembles Iresine herbstii.
     
  4. ScarletJewell

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    Ron, perhaps Iresine Aureoreticulata??? Can you or anyone confirm?
     

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