Help! IKEA Plant identification help please?

Question

I have a plant i recently bought from IKEA.... I know, clitch. Anyways, this is my second experiance with an IKEa plant, the first being an Aloe that died..... I need to identify what sort of plant i just bought because it didn't come with identification and IKEA doesn't list it's plants. It's a green plant that seeems to grow in a cluster like grass. It has a pointed leaves that go up the plant in pairs like a ladder though the leaves themselves are separate from each other. The pointed leaves remind me of maple leaves. Please help, this is my only real chance left to see if i actually have a black thumb or not and I can't do that if I don't know how to grow the plant...

Nope, the plant has short cut leaves rather like tree leaves. in fact, it reminded me of a tree though maple is not the right word. It somewhat resembles a maple in leave shape. Also, I don't think it's a palm.... I honestly don't know.. Sorry..

Nope, the plant has short cut leaves rather like tree leaves. in fact, it reminded me of a tree though maple is not the right word. It somewhat resembles a maple in leave shape. Also, I don't think it's a palm.... I honestly don't know.. Sorry..

I think I might've found the plant.... It was completely random and i thank you for your comments. Apparently, it's an algerian ivy because it exactly resembles the picture in a smaller and less mature form... this may cause a problem and any suggestions on growing it? I'll leave this topic open for another day til i figure out how to close it.... *looks sheepish*

Answer 1

Could it be a palm, like a Raphis Palm perhaps?

Shame on IKEA for not identifying their plants.

Edit: That's cool, I've never heard of ivy as a houseplant but it's better than having it take over your garden. I would suggest a position with plenty of light.
There is some basic info on caring for house plants here:
http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/plantlists/plants.php?producttype2=Indoors

Don't be discouraged if you lose a few to begin with, it happens even to experienced gardeners.

Answer 2

I couldn't begin to guess and I've never heard of "IKEA" I can tell you this NEVER order from Autum Ridge
Nursery.
Bad Bad!
http://www.autumnridgenursery.com/
They sent me a 8 inch tree by the time I would have planted it covering the roots it would have been 5 1/2" to 6" showing out of the ground. We took pictures of it in the package next to a large stanley tape measure. Then filed a consumer complaint with my state.
Good Luck! Most states have a consumer complaint for you to address this situation. It's against the law to do this sort of thing and cross state boarders doing it (Interstate commerce.)
Example:
https://www.consumer.ago.mo.gov/

Just enter into search bar (name of your state) and with it (consumer complaint)

EDITED: PS here is a link for each state that might help you identify it by the leaves.
State Trees
http://www.usna.usda.gov/gardens/collect...
Below navigate species
http://www.growingnative.org/pcgn_treeid.html#

Answer 3

Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) is a species of mulberry. It is native to southwestern Asia, where it has been cultivated for so long that its precise natural range is unknown. It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10-13 m tall. The leaves are 10-20 cm long and 6-10 cm broad (up to 23 cm long on vigorous shoots), downy on the underside, the upper surface rough with very short, stiff hairs. The edible fruit is dark purple, almost black, when ripe, 2-3 cm long, a compound cluster of several small drupes; it is richly flavoured, similar to the Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) but unlike the more insipid fruit of the White Mulberry (Morus alba). Black Mulberry has long been cultivated for its edible fruit, and is planted and often naturalised west across much of Europe, including the Ukraine, and east into China. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Morus Species: M. nigra