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Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 10:30
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Does anyone know if there is a difference between beaucarnea recurvata and beaucarna guatemalensis? Just got the aforementioned at IKEA, and I can't figure out if it's a labeling issue or if they really are distinct. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 16:31
| B recurvata is named after the shape of their leaves..Long and recurving. B. Guatemalensis has wide, twisting, trailing leaves. Ikea 'if all sell the same types,' mainly deal with B. recurvatas.. I once saw a beautiful, '6-7' B. Guatemalensis at Home Depot..It was gorgeous..wavy leaves trailed from the top, to the bottom of pot..oh what a sight! If only I had the room I'd have snatched it up..lol..Toni |
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| thanks toni! still not sure which one I have... guess I'll have to wait for the foliage to really get going :) |
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| If you haven't already you should totally repot it. IKEA uses a lot of suppliers and many of them use very, very, bizarre and horrible potting soil. |
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