Hello, I am new to UBC and hoping this forum works better than the last. I have recently started my small backyard container garden (which i have ?'s). I also have multiple house plants that were gifts that I am unaware of their names and how to care for them. Someone please help us. :) Below I have posted pictures of the plants in question. The first picture has two different plants sharing a pot.
1: Dracaena 'Lemon Lime' and probably Epipremnium aureum, aka Pothos. 2: Schefflera aboricola 'variegata' 3: Ficus elastica, aka Rubber Plant. The last one, I don't recognize. However, somebody else here surely will.
Yeah, you do, Lorax, just not this debilitated. It's an African violet. Saintpaulia spp. And I think the heartleaf in the dracaena pot is Philodendron hederaceum, or a common philodendron. The texture of the leaves leads me that way instead of Epipremnum aureum.
You're quite right, Than. I don't grow African Violets, and I'm certainly not used to seeing starved ones! You're probably also right on the Philodendron hederaceum - I tend to mix it and Pothos up when they're young plants. I should know better, seeing as how that Philo is a weed here.... SunKissed - you'll want to separate the Drac and the Philodendron fairly promptly. They have different sunlight and water requirements - the Drac will want less water and a bit more light than the Philo, and the Philo is a vining plant which will want to climb as it matures. When you repot, look for a good potting soil with no slow-release fertilizers for the Drac, and make your own mix of about 25% peat or coir, 25% orchid bark, 25% potting soil, and 25% leaf mulch for the Philo - and of course look for pots with drainage holes! The Philodendron is quite a rewarding plant when it matures - the leaves develop fenestrations (holes) and the plant can get quite large. Exotic Rainforest has some excellent data on it. http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron hederaceum pc.html I'll let somebody else talk about the African Violet - they're generally fairly resilient, but there are a few care and feeding tips that help them look their best.
