Identification: Help identify my plants!

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by Lind say, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. Lind say

    Lind say Member

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    Please let me know what plants these are so i can care for them properly!
     

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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Looks like:
    1. Radermachera sinica, China Doll;
    2. Hypoestes phyllostachya (syn. H. sanguinolenta), Polka Dot Plant.
     
  3. Lind say

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    oh thanks so much for the help and the fast response!!!
     
  4. joclyn

    joclyn Rising Contributor

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    junglekeeper is correct.

    both are low-light plants. they do best in a situation where they get indirect light - either through sheer curtains or off on the side of the room so they aren't in direct sunlight.

    both also need to be kept moist - not completely soggy, just moist.

    also, they (both) will get leggy...the polka dot already is. to avoid/correct this, pinch back the new growth at the tips for a bit - the plant will start to compensate by sending out new growth lower on the stalks. once it is nice and full again, you can stop pinching back.
     
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    ok thanks....so by pinching back you mean I cut the tips off?? These are my first plants haha so im new to it all.
     
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    Bluewing Well-Known Member

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    Pinching or cutting back the tips of a plant will make many plants grow much more fuller looking. Pinch or cut the tips back all over a couple of inches or more back just above a pair of leaves so you won't have an ugly bare stem showing.
    New growth will emerge at the cut/pinch points for a better healthier looking fuller plant.You can even take cutting to fill in an bare spots (spring/summer months) and then keep the cuttings pinched back as they grow.
     

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