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**Plant ID help**

CaptBogart

CaptBogart

False Prophet
Whenever I visit a friend of mine, his GF loads me up with clippings and started plants that she's collected. Needless to say I have quite a few that I have no idea what they are, so don't know their care, ie; full sun, shade, well drained, wet, etc... So if you know what these are, please let me know, lol...

This will take me two posts and I'll # them..

#1
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#2 I've seen this as a houseplant before... the one on the right, the left is my Jade Plant.
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#3 (left) and #4 (right) Dracaena AKA Corn Plant! (#4 was actually 4 foot tall before the frost killed all but that little piece I was able to save.)
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#5
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#6 This one is cool, I really like the zig zag stems!
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#7 The succulent in the middle, the ones that flank it are the same as #1
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#8 I like the red stems on this as well as the fuzzy look
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#9 These are tall and grow circular... Looking from above they look like a winding staircase with the leaves like steps
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#10 another succulent...
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Thanks for the help!
 
Oh, darn, in #4 on the far right is a cactus looking plant but they're soft and have little flowers. I have no idea what those are either...
 
Hmm

Well I recognize a couple? I can't grow anything worth beans but... My mom was a nut for plants.

#1 I know gets like, reddish flowers on it. My granny had a big one that grew in her livingroom window.

#7 looks like a baby jade plant... mom always kept it in a shadier spot and a little on the dry side. super hardy.

8 almost looks like rhubarb lol I'll bet it's related.

4 we always had two or three of those things... Including a pair in one house that were almost two stories tall (open foyer to the second floor) My mom says they're almost impossible to kill.

Wish I had an idea on names for ya! but maybe my musings will jump start someone elses memory lol
 
Cattsy said:
Hmm

Well I recognize a couple? I can't grow anything worth beans but... My mom was a nut for plants.

#1 I know gets like, reddish flowers on it. My granny had a big one that grew in her livingroom window.

#7 looks like a baby jade plant... mom always kept it in a shadier spot and a little on the dry side. super hardy.

8 almost looks like rhubarb lol I'll bet it's related.

4 we always had two or three of those things... Including a pair in one house that were almost two stories tall (open foyer to the second floor) My mom says they're almost impossible to kill.

Wish I had an idea on names for ya! but maybe my musings will jump start someone elses memory lol
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Lol, that might help. Actually I have a Jade, it's in the pic with #2, on the left. I love it, but they grow so slow!

ZoologyGirl said:
#4 looks like some kind of Dracaena, fragrans maybe?
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It is! You're good! AKA Corn Plant! Dang I should have remembered that one huh?
 
CaptBogart said:
It is! You're good! AKA Corn Plant! Dang I should have remembered that one huh?
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You owe me a cookie.

#6 might be a cultivar of Pedilanthus tithymaloides, but I may be wrong :shrugs:

This is as similar a pic of one as I was able to find to yours.
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#10 might be a Portulaca or Crassula (sarcocaulis?) of some sort?
 
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I believe number 2 is a "dumb cane", aka dieffenbachia. Number 8 is definitely a begonia. Number 3 looks like a bromeliad to me, and I think number 5 is some kind of Kalanchoe.
 
# 1 is a Cissus quadrangularis, very cool little plant that used to grow like a weed out at the greenhouse I used to work at, breaks easily when it gets longer though... very easily propagated from cuttings.. Its a member of the grape family and has flowers that are similar looking to the grape. It is native to Arabia, Africa and India.

#2 is a Canna... Possible Canna 'Tropicana Gold' or another variegated variety.. They have really pretty flowers when they bloom.

#3 looks like a member of the Bromeliaceae family, but I do not know for sure from just the one photo..

#4, if you are referring to the little succulent on the side of the Dracaena, looks to be a Huernia or another closely related genus. I would need a closer picture of it. And a picture of the flower would identify it completely if it is in bloom.

#5 looks like a species of Kalanchoe, possibly Kalanchoe blossfeldiana.

#6 I agree with Heather, looks like Pedilanthus tithymaloides (devils backbone). A really cool looking succulent.. Pedilanthus is a member of the Euphorbia family so be careful with its sap or latex, its mildly caustic. If this plant bleeds white, it is most likely Pedilanthus.

#7 looks like it might be a Graptopetalum, but I am not sure.. I need to see a picture of it from the top closer up.

#8 I am not to sure of, maybe a type of Begonia?

#9 I dont know this one, what does the base of the plant look like?

#10 I have seen this one before and feel like I should know it, but I really cant remember..

Isnt it fun getting new plants ;)
 
wstphal said:
I was going to tell you #4 was a Dracaena too. I have no clue about the others.
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Lol, that's how I am, I usually guess, or she'll send a list with my friend which one, I can't read her writing, and two, she sends them all together in plastic grocery bags so there is no way to match them up!

Calift said:
#1 is christmas cactus
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Actually the Christmas Cactus are flat where the stems on these are thick, equal on all sides, like little boxes stacked on top of each other, but yep, they do look similar from the side.

ZoologyGirl said:
You owe me a cookie.

#6 might be a cultivar of Pedilanthus tithymaloides, but I may be wrong :shrugs:

This is as similar a pic of one as I was able to find to yours.
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#10 might be a Portulaca or Crassula (sarcocaulis?) of some sort?
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Well you'll just have to send me your address so I can send you some home made peanut butter or chocolate chip... Oh, did I say some, I meant one.. :nyah:

That does look kind of like that only these haven't bloomed so couldn't be sure, but the zigzag stems look the same for sure!

#10 is kind of strange, it used to be flat like a ground cover, but one morning I found it standing up like that, now it's stayed that way...

Irish Eyes (Mrs.Z) said:
I believe number 2 is a "dumb cane", aka dieffenbachia. Number 8 is definitely a begonia. Number 3 looks like a bromeliad to me, and I think number 5 is some kind of Kalanchoe.
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I was thinking the same thing on #2, and there are so many different ones!

I think I mixed up #8 with one I didn't take a pic of that I thought was the Begonia. Now I'll have to take a pic of that one, lmao!

Cool, I have a few different Bromeliads, but didn't think this was one as the others aren't as compact and are all different shades of green/pink and green/red... Guess I better move it to a shady spot before I kill it with high doses of sun :shrugs:

#5 is the one I've been calling my little cabbage plant, lol, now I'll have to research it!

RavenSpirit360 said:
# 1 is a Cissus quadrangularis, very cool little plant that used to grow like a weed out at the greenhouse I used to work at, breaks easily when it gets longer though... very easily propagated from cuttings.. Its a member of the grape family and has flowers that are similar looking to the grape. It is native to Arabia, Africa and India.

#2 is a Canna... Possible Canna 'Tropicana Gold' or another variegated variety.. They have really pretty flowers when they bloom.

#3 looks like a member of the Bromeliaceae family, but I do not know for sure from just the one photo..

#4, if you are referring to the little succulent on the side of the Dracaena, looks to be a Huernia or another closely related genus. I would need a closer picture of it. And a picture of the flower would identify it completely if it is in bloom.

#5 looks like a species of Kalanchoe, possibly Kalanchoe blossfeldiana.

#6 I agree with Heather, looks like Pedilanthus tithymaloides (devils backbone). A really cool looking succulent.. Pedilanthus is a member of the Euphorbia family so be careful with its sap or latex, its mildly caustic. If this plant bleeds white, it is most likely Pedilanthus.

#7 looks like it might be a Graptopetalum, but I am not sure.. I need to see a picture of it from the top closer up.

#8 I am not to sure of, maybe a type of Begonia?

#9 I dont know this one, what does the base of the plant look like?

#10 I have seen this one before and feel like I should know it, but I really cant remember..

Isnt it fun getting new plants ;)
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Steph! I knew someone on here worked at a nursery at one time; I should have known it was you! Yes, I love getting new plants for my Lanai jungle!

This is my fave corner. 55 tall breeder tank with the Pineapple and oyster plants on the right, (plus those curly growing ones), and on the left above the bromeliad is some plant that was here when we moved. They're bulbs that never bloomed, so I have no idea what they are. I put some wooden tulips in there so it had flowers ;) Behind that is a peek at the Portuguese Violet and a Pothos which is actually growing up behind and over the tank. It currently ends curled on top of the boat trying to decide where to go next.
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I'll post better pics of those other ones, thanks!
 
Awwww....

I wish I could grow anything worth beans! I love plants and flowers, but don't have the best luck... I've even managed to kill bamboo, as hard as that is. I just need to find someone who will come in and baby them once a week LOL.
 
Here are a couple more close-ups

Devils Backbone?
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Little succulent - I went searching for some "hens and chicks" but only found this little one...
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Funky non-cactus, lol
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blooming
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The winding staircase plant...
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Close-up base
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Oh yeah, check it out, my Manzano Banana has babies!
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Hopefully my Dwarf Cavendish will pop babies too.
 
Is the non-cactus thing some type of euphorbia?

Next time I come down, my pink salvia that's in all my pictures now had a baby. I can bring it. If I remember.
 
Nanci said:
Is the non-cactus thing some type of euphorbia?

Next time I come down, my pink salvia that's in all my pictures now had a baby. I can bring it. If I remember.
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Cool! One of the red ones is up to my chest now with a burst of flowers almost as big as my fist. The butterflies are all over it, but haven't seen a hummingbird yet. I've been camping out with my camera to try to catch one.
 
CaptBogart said:
so I can send you some home made peanut butter or chocolate chip... Oh, did I say some, I meant one.. :nyah:
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Well in that case I would like for my one cookie to be half peanut butter and half choco chip! And make it about the size of an average pizza please!

Cattsy said:
I wish I could grow anything worth beans! I love plants and flowers, but don't have the best luck... I've even managed to kill bamboo, as hard as that is. I just need to find someone who will come in and baby them once a week LOL.
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Ditto. My problem is I usually forget to water. I like my spider plant, that thing has survived my abuse for 7 years now. Unfortunately it is not looking its best at the moment, my cat attacked it a few months ago.
 
Yep sure seems to be a Devil's Backbone or Pedilanthus to me ;)

The second pic, the little succulent, is definitely a Graptopetalum paraguarense or what they call a ghost plant. Each leaf you can use to make a new plant with, and the leaves break of easily so be careful with it. And if they do fall off leave them in there they will grow ;)

The funky non-cactus one is a Huernia. Take a picture of it when that flower opens :) They are really cool plants and some of them have stinky flowers to attract flies. So smell it when it opens and see if it stinks.. ;) I am not sure which specific epithet it is, I can tell you when it flowers.
Nanci, Euphorbia was a good guess, there are quite a few that looked similar to Huernias.

I'm stumped on the staircase plant.. :( Sorry.. Does it grow from a tuberous root or bulb..

You should take pics of that canna when it blooms too ;) I wanna see what color it is :)
 
Oh I forgot to mention, Huernias do not like to be watered too much in the winter. So do not water it very often then. They need to dry out between waterings also, they tend to rot easily. It would also do better in a soil that is gritty and well draining, like a cactus soil. Or you can use the recipe, by volume, 1/4 peat, 1/4 vermiculite, 1/4 pumice and 1/4 course sand. Its a good cactus and succulent mix ;)

And Graptopetalums will get tall like that sometimes when they are reaching for the sun, or lack of sunlight. Look up some pics of them online and you can see how flat they can normally grow, the leaves are normally closer together.

I like your little tank area.. I do not have many plants like I used to :( I kinda miss them, but I work at a greenhouse again so its ok :)
 
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