Please Help with Identifying this Indoor Plant

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by bridget680, Jul 4, 2010.

  1. bridget680

    bridget680 Member

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    I purchased this plant the other day at Lowe's in the indoor plant area. It was not labelled, but it looked very healthy and wasn't something I'd seen before, so I figured I would go ahead and purchase it and ID it online later (how hard could it be, right?? ;) Little did I know...) Anyway, the undersides of the leaves are reddish, and the topsides are mostly a medium green with some reddish coloration toward the centers of the leaves. Hopefully my photos will be decent enough for you to see this.

    If anyone has any helpful hints for the care of the plant, that would be great; otherwise, if anyone can help with just the name, that would be much appreciated too.

    Thanks in advance!
    ~Bridget
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Columnea cv. perhaps?
     
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    Looks like that might be it...just not sure which variety. If it flowered, it would make identifying easier; so far I see no flower buds, but maybe I'll get lucky and it'll bloom at some point. :) For now, it seems content with the lighting/watering I'm using and has some new foliage starting to grow.

    Thanks for the help!
    ~Bridget
     

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