Identification: Please help ID a couple of plants

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by TotalAlina, Jul 1, 2007.

  1. TotalAlina

    TotalAlina Active Member 10 Years

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    Could somebody please help ID these two plants? A quick Internet seach did not yield much. I'm giving two pics for each plant.

    The first one has thin glossy leaves (no fronds though -- the leaves come out straight from the stem). It was bought tiny (the hand is for comparison) and has been growing like crazy, with new growth significantly lighter. The store gave a wrong ID in this case.

    The second one has dark green leaves with light spots; there are several stick-like stems in each plant (two plants in the pot). This one has a complicated history with several near-death experiences (I just got it yesterday), so I'm particularly interested in taking good care of it. Thanks a lot in advance!
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    # 1 appears to be Podocarpus macrophyllus seedling.

    # 2 Dracaena godseffiana
     
  3. TotalAlina

    TotalAlina Active Member 10 Years

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    Wow, thanks so much! Everywhere I looked, Podocarpus is assumed to be an outdoors shrub/tree (or Bonzai!), but we bought it as a house plant -- will it ever be happy as such?

    I'm attaching pics of my remaining three unidentified plants. These guys have lived quite happily without names, which is why they were a lower priority in my quest, but it would be quite useful to know what they are in the long run... Thanks a lot again!
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Dracaena marginata
    Ficus elastica
    Dracaena or possibly Cordyline

    HTH
    Chris
     

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