I shot this a few days ago at Krohn Conservatory here in Cincinnati.
Didn't see a tag.
Thought I'd give you all first crack.
Ric
Tropical ID at Krohn Conservatory
Cool looking!!! Looks like somebody tried to cross a Fastia with an Oak. LOL. Nevr seen that type of leaf arrangement before, what is it called.
Gonna be interesting to see what this is. Thanks for sharing such a unigue plant.
I was thinking an Acanthus w/ a Castor Bean! LOL
Ric
It's a snowflake!!
That's an amazing leaf pattern.
(You can see that it might be a couple years before I can help others with IDs) :)
~Gina
My guess would be some kind of papaya??
http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/images/cari_pa3.jpg
It is Trevesia Palmata Micholitzii AKA snowflake Plant from Yunnan China.
Blast! I was not even close. LOL
This description makes me want one though! http://www.worldwideexotics.co.uk/product/view?id=458
"Snowflake Plant"... really?!
haha, I inadvertently got it right.
Trevesia Palmata 'Micholitzii' it is!
Wouldn't have guessed it's an Aralia.
Thanks Brian!
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/82342/index.html
Ric
"prefers the shaded environment of a mountain rainforest".....well, that just figures, doesn't it?
Congratulations Gina Rose :-)))) You ought to win something for that very good guess.
Thanks, ardesia... feel free to send me nice things!! lol ;)
I just received an email from Logees and they have a Trevesia (didn't think to check which cultivar) on sale through 12/18. Use EMAIL in the promotional code box to get the sale price if you are interested.
If I can grow this indoors in Wisconsin, you can grow it too, azreno!
It does need good light, but when I had it near my south window, the spider mites were quite attracted to it.
If you can keep those in check you'll be glad you bought one!
LOL I'm not too fond of having plants in the house (I kill them, sadly), so I was thinking I couldn't grow it outside, 120 degrees with no humidty.....not good for plants that thrive in a mountain rainforest :-(
How long have you been growing it? You should put up a pic!