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From: "Sheldon Hatheway"
To: "Steve Marak"
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:57 AM
Subject: [Aroid-l] ID please?
> Hi, all!!
>
> I was meandering through the floral section of our local supermarket the
> other day and happened upon the attached plant. Never having seen this
> one in real life before I thought I would ask the clerk what it was.
>
> Clerk (reading generic label): That's easy. It's a 6" tropical foliage.
> Me (trying to look patient): I already know that. I wanted to know what
> KIND of 6" tropical foliage.
> Clerk (looking uneasy): Uh . . . I don't know . . . uh . . . GREEN?
> Me (heaving great sigh): Thank you ever so much for your help. I'll take
> it.
>
> Now someone please tell me what this 6" tropical foliage plant is. I know
> it's an aroid because of the flowers which you can barely see and which
> are completely closed. Is it a Homalomena or something like that?
>
> Thanks much for your help.
>
> Sheldon Hatheway
> Canby OR zone 7B
>
> PS: Ignore the water spots on the leaves. I'll clean those up after I
> chop (oops, I mean carefully dissect) it into its component pieces to make
> a bunch more of whatever it is.
>
>
>
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