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