Identification: please help identify my plants

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  1. thewad88

    thewad88 Active Member

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    i know the first one is an umbrella plant and the second one is an african violit. can you name the others for me please.
     

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  2. joclyn

    joclyn Rising Contributor

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    3 draceana
    4 pink polka dot
    5 coffee
    6 not sure - dracaena or possibly a ficus
    7 obviously cactus ;) really need to see the flower to id. also, the spines.
    8 parlor palm
    9 dunno
    10 i want to say peace lily...not sure. definitely an aroid, though.
     
  3. Junglekeeper

    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Looks like:
    1. Schefflera arboricola, Umbrella Tree.
    2. Saintpaulia sp., African Violet.
    3. Dracaena sanderiana, Ribbon Plant.
    4. Hypoestes phyllostachya (syn. H. sanguinolenta), Polka Dot Plant.
    5. Coffea arabica, Arabian Coffee.
    6. Dracaena reflexa 'Anita' (syn. Pleomele reflexa 'Anita').
    7. ???
    8. Chamaedorea elegans, Parlour Palm.
    9. Rosa sp., Miniature rose.
    10. ???
     
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    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    7. Echinocacus grusonii
     
  5. thewad88

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    thanks guys. i've been wondering what kind of plants i had. its fun to know. thanks again

    whats the deal w/ my coffee plant?? will it flower and give me coffee beans? i bought it because it looked kinda funky, now that i know its a coffee plant, i'm curous what this plant might yield to me?
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    now that i know what i have, this new hobby (green thumb) is more fun and exciting. anyone have any input on special care or attention i should pay to any of these. they are all mostly in front of the same window getting about 3 to 4 hours of direct sunlight and the rest of the time just getting indirect light.
    i do know that some plants love the direct light while others don't seem to like it much. thanks in advance for your help, and for you past help with the identifing stage. peace guys
     
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    Hmmm on that photo 10 I would tend to lean towards a Spath also

    Ed
     
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    Aha! Number 10 is an aspidistra! spathyphyllum of course, though I don't remember the exact name! Used to be very popular - called "cast-iron plant" because it would grow in very poorly lit Victorian drawing rooms. Haven't seen in years!
     
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    Aspidistra (cast iron plant) and Spathyphyllum (peace lily) are two different plants. I agree with #10 being a Spathyphyllum.
     
  11. Barbara Lloyd

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    From above: "Aspidistra (cast iron plant) and Spathyphyllum (peace lily) are two different plants. I agree with #10 being a Spathyphyllum."

    I'm more inclined toward "Aspidistra eleator" for No. 10 but, I can never really tell them apart from pictures.

    Does anyone know some guidlines for telling them apart. barb
     
  12. Silver surfer

    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Have a close look at the veins.

    Spathiphyllum look like this.....

    http://images.google.com/imgres?img...gb:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&sa=G&um=1

    Aspidistra elatior look very different....

    http://www.ruskingardens.com/hplants/Aspidistra_elatior-_0004.JPG

    Hope that helps.
     
  13. Barbara Lloyd

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    Sure does SS, so Aspidistra is a monoct leaf and the Spath is a dicot. Would that be a true statement? At least that's one botanical concept I understand, not many more. ;))) barb
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Both monocots it seems.

    Aspidistra
    (unranked): Monocots
    Order: Asparagales
    Family: Ruscaceae
    Genus: Aspidistra
    Ker Gawl.


    Spathiphyllum
    (unranked): Monocots
    Order: Alismatales
    Family: Araceae
    Subfamily: Monsteroideae
    Tribe: Spathiphylleae
    Genus: Spathiphyllum
    Schott
     
  15. Bluewing

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    Here are both plant leaves side by side. Left, Spathiphyllum, Right, Aspidistra. Leaf shape, color, size and stems are also different.
     

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    Thanks Salt Cedar or should I say - Tamarix aphylla, T. chinensis, T. gallica, T. parviflora, and T. ramosissima. Which one are you?
    I guess I am more of a visual learner, but thanks for the family tree.
    Bluewing's pic's are more understandable to this mostly untrained person. ;))) barb
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    T. aphylla most definitely.
     

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