Plants ID

Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:01 pm

I have a live floral arrangement I want to know what is. I'm horrible about looking up flowers, and especially bad about looking up ferns. Hopefully ya'll can help, I want to keep the plants alive and well so I can get them back to my grandmother when she leaves the hospital. There's 5 different plants planted in the pot. They're probably overcrowded, but I'm not sure she wants them moved.

Arrangement:

Flowers:

Other plants:

Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:17 pm

1. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

2. Croton (Codiaeum)

3. Blunt-leaved Peperomia (Peperomia obtusfolia)

5. Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum)

I'm not sure of #4 yet.

I think you'll have to separate them into individual pots if you want them to do well. The Croton and Chinese evergreen need less water than the Spathiphyllum and the Peperomia.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:03 am

http://maludan.googlepages.com/cornplant

It looks like a corn plant. Not the vegetable.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:17 am

Awesome! That helps alot. I'll let my grandma know tha they need seperation, but until then I'll try just watering some parts for now.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:18 am

Arrangements always look really pretty. However, for the optimum development of each of the plants, I agree with Kisal the plants should eventually be seperated.

For the last plant, #5, I have to disagree with Kisal. I believe it is a Diffenbachia (dumb cane) as I have had several of these in the past. The Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum) has a narrower leave and stem with a darker green coloring and the varigation is almost a blue color. Here is a link with a pic: http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/ ... tum051.jpg

Hope this helps. :wink:

Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:30 am

It's a difficult call to make, Julie. I wavered back and forth between Dieffenbachia and Aglomena for awhile, until I ran across this picture of Aglomena gris:

It just seemed to me that a florist or nurseryperson would be more likely to select the smaller Aglomena for a dish garden, than the larger and rapid growing Dieffenbachia.

I certainly could be putting too much faith in the person who planted the arrangement, though! Or for that matter, the picture could be a mislabeled Dieffenbachia. :lol:

Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:16 am

I think that pic is mislabeled... :oops:

Florists tend to like the Dieffenbachia for floral and standalone arrangements; that is how I acquired one. :roll:

Not sure why though, because you're right, the dieffenbachia can grow quickly right out of it's container. Where as the Chinese Evergreen tends to be a smaller slower growing ornamental. I had a Chinese Evergreen at one time... not sure what happened. :oops:

I've really downsized my houseplant collection over the past several years. Too much going on outside.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:36 am

I used to grow a lot of Dieffenbachias. I remember telling a friend how long I had searched for a 'Rudolph Rohrs', which was a relatively new variety back then. She showed up at my door a couple months later with one as a gift for me. I was absolutely thrilled! :lol:

Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:57 am

How thoughtful of your friend!

Maybe once I get my garden and landscape into maintenance mode, I'll concentrate on houseplants. I do miss having more in the house; especially large ones.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:33 am

Julie, are you able to have plants and flowers outside all year long? Does it ever get too cold for them?