1 & 3 may be Aglonema, 2 is a Dieffenbacchia (spelling?) and 4 looks like an Anthurium. If you choose you may want to move this thread to the aroid forum for a more accurate id as most plants you have there are aroids. : ) 5 may be a yucca???? Ed
How to move a thread? That last pic isnt a Yucca. I think I'll wait to see if anyone else replies if I dont get other opinions on those plant's ID's I'll move it.
Hi. I'm guessing based on the leaf coloration, but the third one may be Aglaonema commutatum hybrid (chinese evergreen); if I'm right, I think it might need a trim and more light, looks a bit leggy. Usually these are small plants but can reach 3'. Where did you get them? Lots of variety!
1 idk 2 is dieffenbachia 3 is chinese evergreen - possibly silver queen variety 4 is definitely some type of aroid - not sure if it's an anthurium or not 5 is a dracaena - not sure of variety i'd repot the chinese evergreen - that pot is undersized for the size of the plant. i wouldn't trim it any either - that's a nice, older plant and it's the normal growth. they're all beautiful!! lucky you to be given such lovely plants!!
A photo of the "flower' in number 4 would confirm what sort of Anthurium it is. Bear in mind if you ever wish to transplant the Anthurium that you will have to smash the pot to get the root ball out. I have this problem a fair bit with pots that are shaped like that. You think I would learn : / Ed
*waves to ed* that plant is in a plastic pot that's inserted into the roundish one so i doubt there's going to be a need to break the pot. unless it's been left in that set-up for years and years, that is!
Can someone confirm with me if the first one is "Aglonema"? I made searches on it and none of the plants looks like that one. Thanks!
There are many Aglonema hybrids, Sandra. I'd say it is but I'm not an expert, like I said for a more detailed ID, I'd move itto Aroid section. I am trying to get one of my Ag's ID'd at the moment : ) Ed
The 1st photo is one of the newer Aglaonema hybrids, but so many are similar it will be hard to say which one this is. I would think more likely that it's Diamond Bay simply because it is more common on the market, but other possibilities are Pattaya Beauty and Key Largo. The 2nd photo seems to be a hybrid Dieffenbachia, probably Triumph. Check this on Google Images and see what you think. Less likely is Camille, but check it also. Number 3 is one of the very old Aglaonema hybrids, probably Silver Queen. This was massively sold some decades ago, perhaps the most popular houseplant of it's day. Altho at first glance #3 looks like a hybrid Anthurium, the leaves don't match and the lower stems look more like very young vining Aroids, perhaps a Philodendron or the all-green form of common Devil's Ivy aka Pothos. I wouldn't rule out very young plants of Monstera deliciosa Borsigiana either. The key is, what do the more mature plants of your mother's look like, how large are the leaves? The 5th plant certainly looks like a Dracaena, but I don't know which one. It's quite pretty for an all-green plant. Russ central Florida
THe first plant looks like an Ag. Ernestos Favourite . It is a species as I have seen several generations of seedlings all come true to type . 4th could be a Philo or Pothos thats lost its variegation ..
Hi Trikus, I envy you if you can buy Ernesto's Favorite in stores there. I've never seen it for sale here in the US 'on the market' altho it may be available from specialty growers. While Ernesto's is similar to the Ag in question, I believe Ernesto's petioles are pure white whereas these are green. I wish Australia wasn't so difficult to send plants to, I'd be interested in trading for a cutting of your Ernesto's Favorite. Russ
Newer hybrids with Ernesto's Favourite as parent have white petiole , but the good old species has a green one .. this cut and paste from a listing of Ag's ...here the petiole colour is mentioned if it difers from the usual plain green . Aglaonema nitidum 'Ernesto's Favorite' lc: wide silver center, dark green margin evaluation: a pretty plant that has a reputation for being water and cold sensitive. Thus rather rare.
