large plant with three large broad leaves

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  1. hqmary

    hqmary New Seed

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    I have had this plant for three years. it has three large broad leaves and almost no stem.the leaves are not serrated just very big and broad. I would give pictures but the camera broke. :'(
     
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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Since you have no photos, how about more information.

    How large are the leaves in inches. Is the plant a shrub, tree, vine. Does it die back in winter or stay evergreen?
    Does it produce flowers or berries of any kind, if so what color are they.

    How tall and wide is the plant itself. Are the leaves and stems both green or different colors. Are the stems square or round, smooth or fuzzy. Does it have only 3 leaves or are there three leaves in each grouping with other groupings on the plant?

    Oh, yeah, where are you located? The country, state and/or planting zone will help a lot too.
     
  4. hqmary

    hqmary New Seed

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    the plant is just a plant. it lives in a pot on my windowsill.it only has three smooth, green, leaves, the largest is 27 in long and 2 1/2 in wide. the stem has layers of brown dead plant matter on it and is 2 in high.
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Almost sounds like a type of "corn plant" (Dracena).
     



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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    purpleinopp Young Pine Plants Contributor

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    Or a Sansevieria.
     
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    doesn't sound like either to me. You say almost not stem? How thick are the leaves? and do what color are they exactly?
     
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    hqmary New Seed

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    well, the camera works. I just have to get some pictures. next time I will have some pictures.
     
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    hqmary New Seed

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    sorry, I was in a hurry. I found out the plant grows from a bulb. I found this out when I got an amaryllis bulb and recognized the similarity. still no pictures.
     
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    purpleinopp Young Pine Plants Contributor

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    Well that's a start! Knowing what state you are in may help. Maybe there's too much shade around it to get a bloom, if it is a bulb that should make one.
     
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    calinromania Young Pine

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    Could be an Alocasia?
    Elephant's ear or how you call it in English?
    :)
     
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    Any luck with the pictures?
     
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    We must see a pic to tell you surely but i think it is colocasia. It is very common and is with 3 leaves :d and is grown in pots :d
     
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    I have an alocasia and a colocasia and they both have pretty big stems. What shape are the leaves exactly? And how thick are the leaves? Tough and sturdy, or thin and fragile?
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    container gardens 08/2012 ( photo / image / picture from Kay's Garden )



    Does it look like this? (big plant in big blue pot)
     

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