GD001
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Please help me with identifying this one.

Hello everyone!

I've got another one for you. I've had this plant for around a year now and can't seem to figure out what it is.
I separated the clumps in early spring. All the old growth died off, and now it's full of new growth!
Take a look:

[img]https://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s510/GD01/DSC_8326.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s510/GD01/DSC_8327.jpg[/img]

It's got creamy pink and dark jade colors on top, and a stunning deep purple and and pink on the bottom. (not much of the pink shows cause for some reason the new growth is more green than creamy)

What do ya'll think? Does anyone know anything about it?

Thanks in advance!

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Airetta12
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It looks like it might be a type of hosta.

GD001
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I looked that up, just now. I'm not sure. Mine don't seem to have the "parallel" veins hostas have. Mine have a large central vein.
Might I note however, the leaves are very long. Almost a foot long, if not more. The ones in the photos haven't reached that length yet.

Sasha
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Looks like it could be something from the Marantaceae family - Maranta, Ctenanthe or similar.

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applestar
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I'm not sure, but it looks to me like some named species/cultivar of variegated philodendron.... I want to say "Black Prince" but that might not be the right one. This type of coloring would be called "tricolor"....

...oh wait! I think I found it -- tricolor stromanthe

GD001
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Yup! That's it!
You need to share your skills with me hahaha
I spent hours on the internet and couldn't find a single identification!
Thank you! :D



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