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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: What is this? The tiny buds along the outer edges of the leaves are seedling. That's how I grew these …

  • Question

    What is this? The tiny buds along the outer edges of the leaves are seedling. That's how I grew these in about a month or so. I Just dropped them in water. Tampa Florida.

    Answer

    Dear MalcolmX, you appear to have photographed a species of Bryophyllum (a member of the Crassulaceae, stonecrop family). These plants are native to the African and Asian continents. The ability of this plant to produce small, vegetative plantlets along the margins of the leaves is a good identifying character.