Identification: 3 common houseplants to id

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  1. andreagrows

    andreagrows Member

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    Hi there- yay! i'm here! could anyone help me id these 3 common houseplants? thanks.
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #1 looks like Crassula, but I'm not so hot on succulents so don't take my word for it.
    #3 is an Asparagus of some sort.
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    #3 looks like Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri', Asparagus Fern.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #2 Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana most likely)

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    Bluewing Well-Known Member

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    #2 reminds me of some kind of Kalanchoe.
     
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    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    For clarification, that's an error - Asparagus is NOT a fern.
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    This is the unfortunate part of common names as they can be misleading. For example names with 'fern' and 'palm' (just to name two) are often given to plants that are neither.
     
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    I think number one looks like an Aeonium-like plant. I like number three I would to like the name of it. :)
     
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    Does have a vaguely Aeonium-ey look to it I suppose but I think most of the common ones tend to form upright low growing shrub-type plants and not trail. I could be wrong though there could be a trailing form....
     
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    I think Junglekeeper identified #3 correctly earlier in the thread blake, the botanical name is correct....just it's common name incorrectly implies it is a fern when it actually isn't.
     

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