Trifid I.D., please.

meoldchina, Jul 22, 9:07am

I have this large-leafed plant growing underneath steps leading up to a deck. It never gets any water, it's in the shade for most of the day and it's un-loved. However, I would like to put a name to it so that I can research the possibilities of re-planting it and nurturing it from an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan.
Your help will be gratefully received.
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mkbooks, Jul 22, 9:12am

I think that it's a fruit salad plant + can get huge-1 here when we bought + it looks very like the photos

meoldchina, Jul 22, 11:03am

Oh yes! Thank you. I have compared it with Fruit Salad plant images on Google and you are right. Very grateful - or should that be, very grapeful!?

maclad, Jul 22, 5:58pm

It is not a fruit salad plant but is similar, it will be one of the Philodendron family but I do not know which specific one.

spiritofgonzo, Jul 22, 8:17pm

+1 for philodendron

davidt4, Jul 22, 8:27pm

Philodendron bipinnatifidum ?

meoldchina, Nov 16, 1:16pm

I bow to your superior knowledge, Maclad, Spirit of Gonzo and Davidt4. Having used Google images I can see the subtle differences between the Fruit Salad plant and the Philodendron.
Thank you all.
Keep watching this space for my next mystery plant!

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