Unusual Plant

[muskox]

Have been given a small cutting for a very large plant, which flowers about once every ten years. When it does flower, it produces lots of new plants. The mature garden plant seems to be many feet tall. The person who gave me the plant said that it was a Fequoia, or a similar sounding plant (not sure of spelling). Any ideas what it could be, or its correct name, please?

[woofgang]

what does it look like?

[Tuvok]

Audrey 2


:-)


If you could link to a photo of it it would help.

[boxtops]

That one you said smells bad, scrivens.... I thought it was a greenhouse plant too.

[muskox]

I saw an indistinct slide of the plant. It looked to be about 12 feet high (although difficult to judge without other known objects next to it) and was a tall thin pyramid shape with flowers all over it. As the picture was not a good one, I could not tell you exactly what shape the flowers were or even their colour. The small plant (5 inches high) that I was given has leaves that are like an amaryllis, only thinner. I have got a feeling that it dies after flowering.

[boxtops]

I was thinking of something like this, but it flowers every year http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shutterstock.com%2Fpic-106780634%2Fstock-photo-red-desert-flowers-blooming-in-little-town-of-villaflor-tenerife-canary-islands-spain.html&tbnid=S49K2val51IRoM:&docid=NM-GuKPB4MLwdM&h=319&w=450

[rsvp]

try looking at a picture of Andean Queen - it may be that

[Peter Pedant]

a sequioa lookos like this

or wellingtonia


interesting life cycle - doesnt flower, reproduces vegetatively, and the forest life cycle is around 2000 y ! I dont think it would be that
Easy to grow - I can do it ! Media URL: http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/big-trees-trail-sequoia-round-meadow-hike/
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[Chipchopper]

Not a great deal to go on, to be honest Muskox but check out things like : Cautleya, Agave, Asteiia, Ermurus, Yucca, for starters.

Good luck with your search.

[Robinia]

Are you in the south where the winters are usually mild? Maybe it's a variety of Furcraea...this one perhaps?

(not my pic)
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2e22g6e&s=5#.U8bBQ0D4Hd0

[muskox]

I think it is a type of furcraea. This would fit in with the name that I heard. Well done Robinia, but thank you all for your sensible suggestions and help.