ChatterBank1 min ago
Identify this plant please.
This outdoor plant has green leaves which become half white towards the tip. The further up the plant the leaves are the more white area is on them, and finally where they are the smallest they are all white with a pink edging. From a distance these pinky coloured leaves can be mistaken for flowers.
Here is a photo taken this morning http://i4.tinypic.com/zx9szo.jpg
Its a real hardy thing as the cutting has survived a journey from the UK to Spain and is now firmly established and growing well here... but what is it??!
Thanks in advance for any replies (perplexed in Spain) Trudi
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi Thunderbird, no I dont think that is what it is. Thanks Gessoo, thats the nearest yet but the photo you posted had totally different leaves (mine are shinier and smooth) and on my plant the leaves curl up to make the smallest white/pink ones look like flowers from a distance.
So the hunt goes on.. what is it??
Hi Both
Gessoo is right in saying I live in Spain, the cutting came over from the UK. To the best of my knowledge this has never flowered, the small leaves just go white with pink edges which curl and make what looks like a flower and therefore no smell. The plant this cutting came from had been hacked by the original owner into a 'cushion' shape and was a mass of green and white with pink tips.
I have posted the same question on a gardeners forum and as yet they have no idea either.. see here http://p085.ezboard.com/frealgardenersfrm41.showMessage?topicID=1868.topic
Ah well, perhaps someone will come up with something soon.
Regards from sunny Spain
Trdui