Identification: Can you please identify my 3 office plant?

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  1. officeplants

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    I've been commissioned with the duty to revive these plants so I need to know how to make them be their best...only I have no clue what they are! Any help will be greatly appreciated (I'm new so I hope my picture attachments uploaded!) Thanks greenthumbs!
     

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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Looks like:
    1. Spathiphyllum wallisii, Peace Lily.
    2. Aglaonema commutatum, Chinese Evergreen.
    3. Dracaena fragrans 'Warneckii', (syn. D. deremensis 'Warneckii'), Striped Dracaena.
     
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    thanks Junglekeeper...will follow up on this!
     
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    OK, I'm in agreement with 2 and 3 (though 3's leaves are longer than any specimen picture I've seen so far)...but 1 is in doubt because I dont' see any flowers like the striking Lily even beginning to form, could it just be dormant?
     
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Spathiphyllum are notoriously finicky about blooming (btw, I agree with the ID). If that plant is at all rootbound, or hasn't had its soil renewed, it will just be making leaves for you, rather than flowers. Try re-potting it, or splitting it into two pots, with some new soil, a hit of balanced fertilizer, and see what it does for you.
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Mine flowers sparingly because of relatively low light conditions. The one in the picture does seem rather crowded.
     
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    Thank you, that sounds very sensible. I did check with my boss and it is indeed a Peace Lilly...when she first got it a year ago it had the recognizable white flower but hasn't flowered since the reasons you gave seem to indicate why.
     

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