Identification: I need help identifying some plants.

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by dee28, Mar 18, 2006.

  1. dee28

    dee28 Member

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    I have had these plants for about a year and i cant figure out what any of them are. so if anyone can help me identify them it would be great. On the clover type plant there is a mold or some sort of disease that is killing the plant. (i dont know if you can see it in the photo or not.) I noticed it about 2 weeks ago. i was watering them and i noticed that it was dying at the time i didnt realize a mold was killing it. it completly killed the first clover type plant and now i have noticed the mold spread to the other one and is now rapidly killing it. so if you could please help i really need it. If you could help ID any of the plants it would be wonderful and greatly appreciated.
     

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    The 1st looks like Schefflera arboricola, Dwarf Umbrella.
    The 2nd pot looks to have 2 plants. One is a type of Hedera helix, English Ivy and the other may be a type of Tradescantia (can't see if very well).
    Not sure on the 3rd one. Reminds me somewhat of Gardenia...but probably not it.
    The last is a type of Oxalis.
     
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    The third one's a peace lily, the fourth might be (have been?) a dracaena when it was feeling better.
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    #3 Coffea arabica, Arabian Coffee. (If not C. arabica then some other type of coffee.)

    #4 Podocarpus macrophyllus, Buddhist Pine.
     
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    ok thank you all for replying and telling me what they all were. now i have one more question well acutally two. firstly do you have any take on the mold or disease that is killing my oxalis plant? what ever disease that is killing it is killling it very very fast. i would really like to save it. and second the plant in the forth photo (i think it is a dracaena) as you can see looks very unheathy. i have been watering it regularly once a week and it just started to look sick about a month and a half ago. and i was just wondering what might be wrong with it and how i could safe it. your input on any of these questions would be greatly apreciated.
     
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    First off, I don't think that plant is a draceana. Go with Junglekeeper's ID.

    Second, Oxalis is a plant that dies back to the corms. I'm not sure it is meant to stay "up" year round. Aside from its natural life cycle, I also suspect it's being overwatered. As with most houseplants, it will rot with wet feet.

    Third, the greatest cause of death to houseplants is overwatering. For the majority of houseplants, the correct way to water is to thoroughly and completely soak the pot and then let it drain completely. (I do this in the shower.) I mean really soak the soil so that there are no dry pockets left. And then DO NOT water it again until the soil is dry when you stick your finger down into the soil. For some of my plants this means once a month. Few of mine (unless they're in a clay pot) need it once a week. Err on the side of dry rather than on the side of wet. Let the plant tell you what it needs.
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    I believe #4 to be a Buddhist Pine and #5 an Oxalis rubra. These plants prefer a location with bright light and cooler temperatures. Oxalis requires a rest period after flowering during which the soil is to be kept almost dry. Remove the flowers and leaves as they die down. Have a look at this document.
     
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    ok thank-you so much for all of the replies. they really helped. i feel so stupid i was overwatering my oxalis plant. i want to thank you all again you really helped.
     
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    Dee, don't feel stupid. Taking care of plants isn't intuitive. There's lots to know and we all had to learn it at some point too. I can't tell you how many plants I've killed over the years. I'm currently killing a few cactus in my dark wintery home, you'd think I'd learn, LOL!!
     

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