I Give Up

[Moose]

Its stretched and pretty well shaded. Its not mine and have requested an air layer.

I keep racking my brain trying to figure out what it could be. I'm coming up empty, I give up.

Any input would be welcome!

 

[annafl]

Ron, have you considered the J.R. Renfroe hybrid named Keith Hanks? The leaf shape on yours is kinda variable and it might not be the same, so I don't know. If you think it might resemble it, you might ask Keith to take a look at it.

 

[Phil Stager]

Looks like a stretched out Aucubufolium but fleaves look twice as big as Auc.

 

[kurt decker]

hey ron, looks like it could be a ragged out playboy grown in super deep shade. i'm looking at the oldest (bottom) leaf, it might have been on the plant before if was moved.

 

[Phil Stager]

Here's a few pics of a plant that looks a lot like yours, Ron. Leaves are 6-8" long + short petio le with trace of pink in them.

 

[Kingdavid]

Looks kinda like Superstar ?

 

[ScotTi]

Looks kinda like Superstar ?

Reminds me of Superstar also. I have a Superstar growing in a shaded area that I will get a photo of later to post here for you Ron. The leaf shape on your plant may be different from what I picture in my brain this morning.

 

[ScotTi]

Ron, Here is my Superstar that only gets about a hour of sun as it sets in the western sky..

 

[Phil Stager]

Looks like a group of Super Stars in all posts. (I thought mine might be Acubeafolium - which it is not).

 

[Kingdavid]

Superstar .... Making a good comeback dropped almost all its leaves this past winter

 

[ScotTi]

Superstar will show some pink coloration on the older leaf undersides like Eleanor Roosevelt.

 

[Karenska]

I took a few photos of the plant in question this morning. It does have some red on the underside of the leaves.View attachment 27777 View attachment 27778

 

[ScotTi]

After seeing it in those photos it is not Superstar.

 

[Kingdavid]

That is a lot bigger than my Superstar ...... It would be a Steriod Superstar.

 

[Moose]

Looks like a stretched out Aucubufolium but fleaves look twice as big as Auc.

Phil - no color spotting on the under leaf and the semi semi oak leaf shoulders are not characteristic to Acubaefolium. These leaves are stretched but the leaf length far exceeds any Acubaefolium in the best of conditions. It is my understanding that this croton has not been given any mineral supplements in a few years either.

 

[Moose]

Here's a few pics of a plant that looks a lot like yours, Ron. Leaves are 6-8" long + short petioView attachment 27689 le with trace of pink in them.

Phil - having a Superstar myself, I can not imagine that the leaves could get so stretched. The Superstar also has a profusely smaller spotting habit compared to the original post photo. I agree with David that it would need have been exposed to croton steriods to morph into such large leaves.

By the way, anyone have access to croton steriods? Please PM me!

 

[Karenska]

Unless someone can identify it as something else, it has been named "Karenska" by Carol Graff aka Snappy).

 

[Karenska]

Here's another shot of the unidentified croton which may be named Karenska.