Identification: Need Help with ID of "tropical foliage"

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by TipseyTara, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. TipseyTara

    TipseyTara Member

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    First, i thought these "tropical foliage" tags should be burned! lol

    Okay unfortunately i don't have my camera so i'll try to do my best in describing it.

    Naturally the tag says "t.f."
    What caught my eye about it was, it looked like mini bamboo cluster. I know it's not. But it grows like bamboo, with shoots coming up form the dirt. The stalks as i call them and very thin (half the size of a pencil). My husband said it looked like grass. LoL But i did have a friend tell me that they use them in floral arrangements. Though i've never seen them in any of the ones i've gotten.
    It's a cute little plant. I just wish I knew what it was.

    Any help would be great!

    P.S. i did look at a bunch of pictures online but i didn't have any luck...

    Thanks,
    Tara
     
  2. Junglekeeper

    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Dracaena sanderiana, Ribbon Plant (Lucky Bamboo)?
     
  3. namawa

    namawa Active Member

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    Look up Pogonatherum paniceum...I have a feeling that might be it.
     
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    Cereusly Steve Active Member

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    This is a job for a plant whisperer!!! Any volunteers?

    Maybe its the occulta form of the dreaded Anonymous innominata? That's only a guess. ;-)
     
  5. TipseyTara

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    Thank you so much that is it exactly!
     
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    So its a real bamboo after all. How lucky is that? Karma has dibs over Feng Shui every time!!!
     
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    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Entropy trumps 'em both.
     

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