Identification: Lucky leaves?

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  1. viktorgoc

    viktorgoc Member

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    Hi everybody,

    We happened to see this plant as decoration in a shop window and have been searching for it ever since. Now we finally found it at a florist and was told they are called Lucky Leaves. I googled for this but the images does not look like the plants we bought. Could you please help me to verify what they are and maybe tell me the latin name. The leaves as you can see are small (8 - 10 mm) and kind of heart-shaped. The branches ar long and trailing.

    I would also be very grateful for any care advice.

    Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden
    /Viktor
     

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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Zanthoxylum sp.
     
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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Try this: Zanthoxylum odorum. Family Rutaceae
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    Thank you very much for the suggestions tipularia and the Zanthoxylum odorum looks similar but there are some differences i.e. the shape of the leaves and that the branches of odorum has a single leaf at the tip which our plant does not have.

    I was thinking maybe it is from the Columnea family. The Columnea Microphylla also looks very similar.

    Thanks again for your efforts,
    /Viktor
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Appears to be Dischidia ruscifolia, Million Hearts.
     
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    Thank you Junglekeeper!

    I think you have hit the nail on the head. The images I found of Dischidia ruscifolia look exactly like ours. Now I will have it much easier to find information on care.

    Best regards,
    /Viktor
     

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