Identification: Mystery Tropical plant

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  1. JenRi

    JenRi Active Member

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    Hey guys, I bought this plant today but it had no label so I'm not sure what it is other than something vaguely tropical!

    If anyone else can identify it for me I'd be very grateful:) And also give me a few tips on care?

    Thanks very much!
     

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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    I want to say Cordyline, but that doesn't seem quite right....
     
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    Thats what I thought it might be but I thought they had either strap leaves and a woody stem (like australis) or oval leaves growing spirally around a main stem (like terminalis).....i'll be quite amused however if I've gone and bought another one!

    I'll go and look at the cordyline society website and see if anything like it is on there...
     
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    From the cane, it could also be one of the Dracaneas... Is it really that glossy in life?
     
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    Yeah, they are pretty glossy and the veins are red. it looks like a few types of cordyline but I can't see the stem in these so I can't be sure....i'll start researching dracaenas i guess.
     
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