Tropical Zone Gardening: Plant from Walmart needs ID

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Author Content Heatherbelle Victoria,, BC (Zone 8b) June 30, 2009 02:17 PM Post #6759358 I lurk here a lot ! I am totally into tropicals but as I live in B.C. Canada, I do not have the same choices. I found this plant at our local Walmart - can anyone identify it for me ? Some kind of EE ? Heather Click the image for an enlarged view. Metrosideros Keaau, HI June 30, 2009 02:53 PM Post #6759498 It might be Caladium pictum; a non-hybrid species. Molamola Christiansted, VI (Zone 11) June 30, 2009 03:49 PM Post #6759765 I'd name it, as in a name, not type, Party! Great plant, what fun! Heatherbelle Victoria,, BC (Zone 8b) June 30, 2009 05:44 PM Post #6760230 Thanks for your help! Metro - a caladium makes sense now that I look at it. "Party" sounds like a good name - it looks like a fun plant, Molamola ! Heather tropicbreeze noonamah Australia June 30, 2009 11:40 PM Post #6761961 I'd agree, definitely looks like a caladium. There's a lot of variety in them. LariAnn Miami, FL (Zone 10a) July 01, 2009 07:31 AM Post #6762617 To me, that looks like a young specimen of the plant being called 'Hilo Beauty'. Most places they call it Alocasia but in my book there is no way it can be an Alocasia. Caladium is much closer to what it looks like, but it stays up all year and hasn't been observed blooming. Here's a link: http://members.iinet.net.au/~meckms/Alocasia Hilo Beauty.htm... LariAnn Braveheartsmom Kihei, HI (Zone 11) July 01, 2009 11:19 AM Post #6763351 Aloha Heatherbelle, glad you joined us! Aloha LariAnn, I think the plant you referenced is a dead ringer! AlohaHoya Keaau, HI (Zone 11) July 01, 2009 03:35 PM Post #6764339 Yup, that was my first guess. Kinda pretty! rjuddharrison Houston, TX (Zone 9a) July 02, 2009 03:09 AM Post #6766988 I can't believe you found Hilo beauties at walmart!!!! I love them. you scored! Carol, I almost threw one in the package today, but..I ran out of room. next time. AlohaHoya Keaau, HI (Zone 11) July 02, 2009 01:57 PM Post #6768680 Randy...I can get them here...from time to time they are at Walmart!! Thanks for thinking of me... Heatherbelle Victoria,, BC (Zone 8b) July 02, 2009 03:25 PM Post #6768979 You guys ROCK ! I actually got two of them (if one plant is good then two has got to be better, right ?) and at $4.99 each (even in cdn funds) I thought they were a real deal. So thank you all for your efforts and I am off to plant them outside for the summer in a shady spot. If I am not pushing my luck - can anyone help me with this one ? I grew it from a seed I picked up at our local Butterfly World gardens. Heather Click the image for an enlarged view. Metrosideros Keaau, HI July 02, 2009 03:37 PM Post #6769034 It is Asclepias curassavica, Butterfly Weed. Heatherbelle Victoria,, BC (Zone 8b) July 03, 2009 01:59 PM Post #6773057 Thanks again, Metro ! Heather

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