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Boomslang
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Heart Leaf Plant?

My wife's grandmother gave her this plant some 15 years ago. No telling how long she had it before then. I looked all over the internet one day to see if I could find out what this plant is. From the pics I have found, I believe it is what is known as a Heart Leaf. It has only had the soil changed once in the whole 15 years and the only reason I did that was because I figured it surely had used all the nutrients by now. Other than watering every now and then, this plant just sits in the bathroom with no light except for the light in the bathroom when someone is in there. I was wondering just how long these plants usually live. They seem to be very hardy little plants.

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Kisal
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The pic is too dark for me to see it well. It could be a heart leaf philodendron, but it also could be pothos, commonly known as devil's ivy. Although a common plant, there are many attractive varieties of pothos: Golden, Silver Queen, and more. :)

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Boomslang
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Yeah, took that pic with my phone. Didn't turn out as well as I thought. I will do some more research on the those plant varieties you were talking about. Thanks. :)

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Some of the spider plants I have are around that age too. And I have no idea how old they were when we got them. And most of them have been in pots, never had soil changes, never given nutrients, occasional watering, little or no light etc. Amazing plants.

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Totally looks like a philodendron, or pathos, but most likely philodendron. They do really well in neglect and indoors, and hang.



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