Mystery foliage in gifted bouquet.
Have some fascinating pieces of greenery still going strong from a bouquet I was given about 7 weeks ago. The leaves are a mid green colour, appear in both pairs, triples or singles on the stem but most oddly have what looks like flowers coming from them. On the underside of each leaf is a vein going halfway along and from the tip of that vein there are little flower like growths that may be either on the top or underside of the leaf. I have never seen them before and would love to know what they are. Does anyone reading this know what they are?
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Sorry, not without a photo. Are the flowers coloured? Could it be some sort of fern? There is a sort of asparagus with a ferny leaf with flowers on it Asparagopsis setacea.
I would also say Asparagus Fern. I do not think that the cut fronds would root unfortunately. Garden centres sell them in their indoor plants range and they used to be common bathroom plants.
They might be blueberry branches? Like these...They are used very often in bouquets. I tend to re-use them with tulips or in small vases with Grape Hyacinth. A nice reminder that spring is in the air.
Can you not see the picture? It really looks nothing like Blueberry.
Blairs, the only pictures I can see, are the one that Busy-Lizzie uploaded in her answer and the one that I uploaded in my own answer. Can you see any others? IMHO the question itself, from the doesn't contain a picture.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ruscus+aculeatus&rlz=2C1CHFX_enGB0538GB0538&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yqHvUpSeKY2v7Aaw2oGwAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1137&bih=527&dpr=0.9#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=iDzl1vhpxflReM%253A%3B5SHe6SLr4Er4aM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fflorawww.eeb.uconn.edu%252Fimages%252Fbyspecies%252FRuscus_aculeatus02.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ftitanarum.uconn.edu%252F198500202.html%3B3072%3B2304
That's a long link, I hope it works.
Look at the one that's enlarged half way down.
A bit prickly for floristry though
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ahh, I understand now..I was looking at Busy-Lizzies pic not the original question!
So, any reply from Doris then? Or is it a quiz
Might be a quiz Lyn
How will we know if we've won?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Would there be cake for a prize?