Identification: Tropical Plants?

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  1. livnlet

    livnlet Active Member

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    Hello to everyone. It is so nice to find this forum.
    I purchased these plants at a supermarket and all it said was tropical.
    Can anyone identify these plants please?
    Thank you,
    Elisabeth
     

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  2. Junglekeeper

    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Could be:
    1. Dracaena fragrans 'Warneckii', (syn. D. deremensis 'Warneckii')
    2. Fittonia albivenis (Verschaffeltii Group), (syn. F. verschaffeltii), Painted Net Leaf
     
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    You have a "Song of India" (variegated Pleomele reflexa) and a "Nerve Plant" (Fittonia verschaffeltii)...... I think....


    M.
     
  4. livnlet

    livnlet Active Member

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    Hi Thanks for your replys.
    With your help I was able to narrow the pink plant down to
    VERSCHAFELTII PEARCEI JUANITA "Pink Snakeskin Plant"
    I also found it under Nerve Plant.

    The other plant is correctly variegated Pleomele reflexa - song of india
    I also found a lighter version with bright green leaves that was called song of Java.

    Thanks again,
    Liz
     
  5. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I don't think that is "Song of India" (variegated Pleomele reflexa, species now known as Dracaena reflexa). Song of India has yellow edged leaves like the one in this thread:
    http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=13561

    The leaves of your plant, livnlet, looks exactly like the Dracaena fragrans 'Warneckii' I have at home. That grey/green colour is rather distinctive. Either way it is a Dracaena and you can base your care on that.
     
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    Thanks Eric,
    My plant looks exactly like the one pictured here.

    http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/3003/
    But you are right it also looks like Dracaena fragrans 'Warneckii' except the leaves in the image are a brighter green.
    I found out that it is in the same family as a corn plant. I have a huge one of those.
    Thank you again.
    Elisabeth
     
  7. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yeah there are a lot of similar looking dracaenas. The plant in the image on Dave's has cream/yellow leaf margins; the image in your initial post has green margins, so I am still not convinced it is Song of India, but they are similar enough not to wory about the difference in care.
     
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    Elisabeth, I also agree your plant is Dracaena deremensis 'Warneckii'. (I've seen it with each of those species name-fragrans-so not sure). Here's an example:
    http://horticulture.missouri.edu/trinklein/dracaena-dw.htm

    The 2nd one could have had name changes, but Fittonia verschaffeltii var. pearcei is one that fits. There are so many common names, it could get too confusing.
    http://aoki2.si.gunma-u.ac.jp/BotanicalGarden/HTMLs/usubeni-amimegusa.html
    You should be able to find care info with either of these botanical names.
     

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