Identifying Mother's Plant: Good Resource to Find Info

[wukunlin]

My mother has a plant that she forgot the name of. Does anyone know anything about it? (or a good place to find info about it)

 

[Evo]

The flowers appear to be Bleeding Heart, but the leaves appear to be cyclamen, could there be 2 plants in the pot?

I am confused, I've grown both.

You must send me the plant, it's so pretty.

 

[wukunlin]

Thanks Evo.
Doesn't look like it. The flowers only appear in spring, Right now (autumn in NZ) the flowers are all gone. I can only see one plant in the pot.
If it helps, I took another photo at the stems closer to the soil.

You must send me the plant, it's so pretty.

I would if we don't live on opposite sides of the world lol. We are moving so we are actually looking for new homes for my mother's plants.

 

[Evo]

Thanks Evo.
Doesn't look like it. The flowers only appear in spring, Right now (autumn in NZ) the flowers are all gone. I can only see one plant in the pot.
If it helps, I took another photo at the stems closer to the soil.



I would if we don't live on opposite sides of the world lol. We are moving so we are actually looking for new homes for my mother's plants.

Bleeding hearts bloom in the spring. But the plant itself looks a lot like a cyclamen.

 

[Evo]

My second guess, looking closer at the stems is some type of begonia.

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/images/begcuc/begcuc-01.jpg

 

[Evo]

I found it! Begonia hernandioides, a rhizomatous Asian species

http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Begonia hernand pc.html

That will be $20 or your undying thanks.

 

[wukunlin]

Wow Evo Thanks! Took me weeks and I couldn't find it XD

 

[Evo]

Awwww, that is sooooo cute!

LOL! Got to love google,

Did you mean: Begonia hernando rides

Uhm, no google, no I did not.

 

[Mark44]

My second guess, looking closer at the stems is some type of begonia.

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/images/begcuc/begcuc-01.jpg

The asymmetric leaves make me think begonia as well.

 

[dlgoff]

I found it! Begonia hernandioides, a rhizomatous Asian species

http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Begonia hernand pc.html

That will be $20 or your undying thanks.

Should have asked wukunlin to ship you the plant. Good find.

 

[Evo]

Should have asked wukunlin to ship you the plant. Good find.

I've never run across a begonia with flower spikes quite like that, but when I saw the stems, I was positive it was a begonia.

 

[edward]

It has been so dry in the southwest that it made me happy just to see some small blossoms on a climbing milkweed.