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Help ID a houseplant

BigGeorge · 2013-07-14 13:21:37

Would anyone have an idea what type of plant this is - its a few years old, almost 3m tall & the leaves are about 30-40cm long, they are big firm leaves & not at all 'rubbery' or heavy http://www.adverts.ie/plants-pots/tall-plant-2m-ceramic-pot/3372409 many thanks

14-07-2013 2:21pm

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BigGeorge

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Would anyone have an idea what type of plant this is - its a few years old, almost 3m tall & the leaves are about 30-40cm long, they are big firm leaves & not at all 'rubbery' or heavy

http://www.adverts.ie/plants-pots/tall-plant-2m-ceramic-pot/3372409

many thanks

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#2 14-07-2013 8:54pm

downonthefarm

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i think that is a rubber plant

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#3 14-07-2013 9:38pm

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Thats what I thought initially, but the leaves are far lighter , almost like a big oak leaf, & when a leaf snapped off there was no white gooh coming out

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#4 14-07-2013 10:10pm

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Ficus robusta is the normal rubber plant, this one might be Ficus lyrata?

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#5 14-07-2013 10:10pm

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It's Ficus lyrata, a fig species from West Africa. Also known as fiddle-leaf fig.

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#6 14-07-2013 10:18pm

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Ficus lyrata:):)

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#7 15-07-2013 11:57am

BigGeorge

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thanks all - spot on - time for some research now as it gone a bit tall & am looking to encourage branchine

much appreciated!

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