A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Mystery Plants? Need Help to Identify Plants

My daughters girl friend stayed with us for a few weeks and gave me this plant just before she left. Can anyone tell me what they are. There's three of them there.

I have the spikey one??///The yellow maybe Kolanchoe.

They really compliment each other in that pot, don't they? It's going to be hard for me to repot them once they grow too big.

dodge and tonya are correct on the two, and i haven't a clue on the purple one, i just can't tell from that pic.

I have purple perilla that color, but dont think it is shaped like that???????

But it is pretty.

The spiked one cannot be a dracaena, I looked up the name for that plant and it does not match my plant. I tried to get a different picture but it didn't work.

The yellow flowered one is a kalanchoe, thanks for the name.

Still can't figure out what the red veined one is?

Here are some more pictures of the plants I'm asking about.


This is the red veined one, I pinched the stems down and put them in water to root.


This is the spiked one again, see if you can see it clearer now.

Hi Rosepetal,
I believe the two plants in yout last post are
#1. Iresine herbstii ("Beefsteak Plant" or "Bloodleaf")
and
#2. Dracaena marginata ("Red-margined Dragon Tree").

(Click on the links to see images)

Thanks zuzu

I also have a Dragon Tree......Didnt know till now.. You told me............

Yes the tall one is a Dracaena it's exact name is Dracaena marginata.They grow forever mine is 9yrs old and well over 6ft.The yellow one is a Kalanchoe.And your purple one looks like a nerve plant but the only time I see any with color are the ones I color with food coloring in the water.

Zuzu...thanks for those great links, now I can see that Tonya and Dodge were right as well. I don't have any of these plants so I'm tickled pink with this set.

What do you say, should I leave them together for now or do they need to be separated, they do look well together?

Let them like that.. They will be nice for quite awhile. Plants dont enlarge quickly indoors.......Look and enjoy for a while.....

I agree they look nice togethers.
;o)

You're very welcome, Rosepetal.

I think that those will be fine together for a while,
they are a very attractive combination.
You'll know you need to transplant when it becomes
difficult to keep them watered properly.
But you could still keep them together
and just move them into a larger pot. :wink:

The bloodleaf is a stunner. Being a fan of most purple plants - purple basils, burgandy oxalis are favorites - I will scout this one out. Will look great with my peach and burgandy color scheme patio planter. Thanks for sharing.