Can anyone tell me what my supermarket bargain is? Photos included

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  December 2021 edited December 2021

  Maybe Cissus rhombifolia Ellen Danica.
  Definitely indoor plant in UK.
  
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Cissus+rhombifolia+ellen+danica+uk&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp6qP9t8j0AhVSolwKHUGcCqIQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1280&bih=595&dpr=1.5
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  December 2021

  In the absence of other ideas it may be this-
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Plerandra+elegantissima+%27Olympia%27&sxsrf=AOaemvLPoHF9Y6bQcrhWMoh0MLD28aB4lA:1638562366131&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFyJm-uMj0AhU3Q0EAHSIyAQsQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=1057&dpr=1#imgrc=UOR_2lG3ofjecM
  It does look like some sort of aralia or schefflra 

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• cmarkr Posts: 142

  December 2021

  Schefflera was my thought

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• NoviceAnny Posts: 22

  December 2021

  Pete.8  and cmarkr your guidance is much appreciated. From the shape of the leaves on my plant, and much googling following your comments, I'm verging towards believing it is more aralia than schefflera.

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  December 2021

  I have an Aralia Fabian (the leaves are very different but the stems are identical to yours) that's about 3 years old now and about 2ft high.
  It lives in a bright position in the lounge and gets an hour or so of sun now and then.
  I feed it with seaweed extract once a week when it's growing and I've found it very easy to keep.
  In summer I put it out in the rain for a wash now and then

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  December 2021

  This is your pic turned. 
  It is hard to see the exact shape of the leaflets.
  
  
  
  My other suggestion would be ..Polyscias fruticosa or Ming Aralia.
  Quote wiki...." is a perennial plant, dicot evergreen shrub or dwarf tree native to India. The plant grows fairly slowly but can reach up to 1 to 2 meters in height. The leaves are of a dark green pigment, glossy in texture, and are tripinnate and appear divided."
  See pic below.
  
  https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_JLK2646&res=640
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• NoviceAnny Posts: 22

  December 2021

  Pete.8 thanks for further guidance. Have repotted and it's  looking happy in it's new location. Will get some seaseed feed.

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• NoviceAnny Posts: 22

  December 2021

  Silver surfer the images  I found  of Polyscias fruticosa and  Ming Aralia looked similar in regards to their stems but their leaves looked more flimsy and fern-like than mine. Interesting.
  

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• JennyJ Posts: 10,576

  December 2021

  I think it's a grape ivy,  Rhoicissus. There was a huge one in an office where I used to work, but it was a long time ago so I'm going partly on memory, but in my house plant book there's one called Rhoicissus rhomboidea "Ellen Danica" which has leaves just like yours.
  

  Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  

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• NoviceAnny Posts: 22

  December 2021

  JennyJ there's certainly some similarity with the leaves. However my plant is growing upwards, unsupported. Thanks for your interest and suggestions.

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