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School sent home a plant

she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8
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Hi all,

Hoping I can beg your kindness for some help for a complete newbie!

One of my kids came home from school with this plant in a little cardboard pot.

I replanted it and it has grown massively. I'm hoping that someone more knowledgeable will be able to tell me what it is?  Advice on how to look after it would also be appreciated as I have noticed the tips have turned a little brown.

Thanks in advance

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  • she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8

    Sorry, the photos didnt upload? Will attempt again after the school run :)

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    Try resizing the image as there's a size limit to what will upload.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8

    image

  • she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8
    Obelixx says:

    Try resizing the image as there's a size limit to what will upload.

    See original post

     Perfect, got it now, thank you

  • Chrissy the gardenerChrissy the gardener Posts: 1,072

    It a bit of a guess but it looks like it could be a crocosmia, 

  • she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8
    Chrissy the gardener says:

    It a bit of a guess but it looks like it could be a crocosmia, 

    See original post

     Thank you for the suggestion! I googled it and the leaves certainly seem to match the description, I'll try to get a better picture of them

  • BobFlannigonBobFlannigon Posts: 619

    I think Crocosmia is a good shout, especially given that it'll likely be flowering in a few weeks

  • gardenninggrannygardenninggranny Posts: 803

    Yes, Crocosmia.  If it gets really tall and flowers bright red it will most probably be Lucifer but there are several much shorter varieties in shades from yellow, through orange to red.

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    I see the photo glitch is back.  Hope the techies fix it before they disappear for the weekend..

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • she11ey55she11ey55 Posts: 8

    image

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