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All I have are pics of my plants, they didn't come with any tag or info. Anyone wanna take a crack at it?

http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/sinuous_soul

By the way, I wonder why this site doesn't offer you to attach files directly? Most people don't have URL's to refer to. Oh well, I found a temporary solution to work around this issue.

Wellz, the first one that looks like its doing that thing guys do during football games when there's a touchdown; That's a type of Dracaena of some sort. There's a few different kinds, and i'm sure if you did a search for them, you'd find yours sitting right there with em ^.^

If you look in the mystery plants section, and search for "Monstera Philodendron Cutting", you'll find a picture of what the second one will eventually turn into... only with more leaves lol. I beleive its called a "Philodendron Selloum Hope"... Well here's a picture of it lol
http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Philodendron/pages/Philodendron%20Selloum%20Hope%2010\'\'_jpg.htm

The 3rd one i'm not too sure, but it looks like a small spathyphilum a.k.a. Peace lily. Same foliage ^.^ It'll hopefully grow these nice flowers that look like upright white canoes with a brown log in the middle of them.

If i got em all right, do i win a prize?

~Phoebe

#1 Corn plant (Dracaena fragrans)???? Pix
#2 Looks like philo of some kind but I don't think the one previously mentioned????... I could be wrong.
#3 Peace lily????
Watcha think?

Yep, those would have been right in the same ball park of my guesses too!!!

Weezie

ok, catlover, weezie, you got it... phoebe, 2 outta 3 isn't bad at all... don't remember what #2 will be!

At our greenhouse, I think we have #2 all sittin in one area, and it kinda shows the life cycle of them. They start out lookin like an arrohead, or taro, and then they get the shapely leaves. As the plant gets older, and larger, the leaves gain a more shapely look, and start to get those long spiky thnigs. In the picture of mine, below,You can see that, cuz the older leaves are more arrowhead shaped, like in the mystery picture, and as they get more towards the middle, they become more like the sollum shaped leaves, because those are newer and show signs of more maturity ^.^


But i might just be spewing poo outta my mouth But i'm pretty sure its a Philo Solleum

[edit] well *thinks* does your #2 mystery have a groove on the stem that goes from the base, all the way down to the leave? Cuz if it does, then its definately what i think it is. If it doesn't, then I'm stupid

If i got em all right, do i win a prize?

LOL>........and i'm supposed to know if you got em all right?

Thank you for your reply, I will definately check it out and get back to you.

I beleive its called a "Philodendron Selloum Hope"... Well here's a picture of it lol
http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Philodendron/pages/Philodendron%20Selloum%20Hope%2010\'\'_jpg.htm

I don't know much about plants, but this definately don't look like any of mine. Thanks for the search though.

#1 Corn plant (Dracaena fragrans)????

Nice call catlover!!!!!!! I do believe it is a corn plant, except mine don't have the flowers or fragrance yet. BTW, when I bought this, for some reason it was (looks like paint) painted on the top stub of the plant. Is that so it won't grow tall anymore? I want it to reach its potential...what can I do?

But i'm pretty sure its a Philo Solleum

http://www.boylesilkfloralsupply.com/sellphiloplntUSI6514.html

I don't think so...I saw a similar plant to mine, and it was refered to as resembling "elephant ears". That's all I know about it. Thank you though...

Thanks to all of you who participated in my mysterious plant scavage hunt.....

#1 definately looks like a corn plant.
#2 is still a mystery.
#3 not sure if its a peace lilly.

** I do have an issue I need advise on. Though my plants seem to be doin ok, I have noticed they all are getting brown at the tips of their leaves. Any suggestions?

I do know that in my apt. with blinds full-spread, I still don't get a whole lot of light, could that be the issue?

Hey there

Have you fertilized them at all since getting them or do u know how long it's been since they were fertilized?
The only suggestions I have for you are to keep the Peace lily (that was my guess too) soil moist AT ALL times. NEver let it dry out- they get unhappy and wilt and just look generally pathetic. I keep mine in indirect/low light and they seem to do fine. I found for most Drac's to let them dry a bit between waterings, keep them in indirect light. The second plant (elephant?) I'm not sure about. When all else fails for me, I do indirect light and barely moist soil, and hope that keeping the conditions in the middle until i figure out what makes it happy

hope that helps!!

lilitu~

Thank you for the reply. The elephant and peace lilly, i've had for several months now and have been doing good. The only change i've made is move them around, cuz I had to make room for my other new plants. The sunlight is the same, and i'm watering the same, that's why i don't know why the tips are turning brown. I always repot when i get plants out of the store. I haven't done anything to them since..its only been a few months. I'm not having a problem with the corn plant though.

Thanks for letting me know about the lilly plant, the fact that it likes to be moist. I'll take note of that.