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Plant identification

kyle279kyle279 Posts: 12
Hi, I have just purchased this small house plant from Dobbies but have no idea what it is. Any ideas?

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I think it’s called Grape Ivy, but I’m no houseplant expert!  Seem to remember mum having them. He needs re potting very quickly 🙂
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • kyle279kyle279 Posts: 12
    I’m not totally convinced that this is grape ivy as I’ve seen that before, but maybe as this is a young plant it could just not look like the larger ones I’ve seen before.
    It does look like some type of ivy although is standing quite upright at the moment. 
    Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll try to look up some images to see if it matches.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Can't you read? It's a Dobbies Hortum centrum 'Foliage Mix'. ;)
    Shops which dare call themselves "Garden Centres" should be ashamed to sell plants with this kind of un-informative labels. >:)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It looks like Radermachera (emerald tree) to me.  I had one once but it didn't do well (I had no idea about house plants back then, and we didn't have lovely forums to get help and advice).  Must try it again if I see any in the shops around here.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • kyle279kyle279 Posts: 12
    JennyJ said:
    It looks like Radermachera (emerald tree) to me. 
    It does! That could well be what it is, thanks! Such a nightmare when they don't have names written on, especially for something fairly uncommon like this.
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