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silverweb

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Mon May 6, 2013, 08:28 PM May 2013

Unidentified plants. [View all]

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Hello, garden experts! I've got pictures of 2 plants to show you and hope you can help me identify them. I have to post TinyURL links because for some reason the https links from my Dropbox won't show up as photos in this post.

The 1st plant, , was found in a plastic cup (which it is still in until I figure out what it is) and has dark green, succulent leaves. The long dried stem may presumably have been a flower of some sort. If I can identify it, then I can figure out how it would like to be transplanted and cared for.

The 2nd plant, , is in gorgeous bloom a block from where I live and I'm just curious. The leaves are huge and the tips of the flowers are a good 4 feet off the ground.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Unidentified plants. [View all] silverweb May 2013 OP
second one is Acanthus (Bear's Breeches). first link won't work for me. NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #1
Thank you! silverweb May 2013 #2
Fixed the links! silverweb May 2013 #3
I've heard of acanthus before. silverweb May 2013 #5
First is a Phalaenopsis Orchid (moth orchid) NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #4
I was afraid of that. silverweb May 2013 #6
we've gone through a lot of Phals through the years....we just don't have good conditions for them. NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #7
Okay. silverweb May 2013 #8
New thought: silverweb May 2013 #9
They are fine kept as succulents that need little care and rarely bloom. uppityperson May 2013 #10
Thanks! silverweb May 2013 #11
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