ID and advice?

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  February 2020

  I don't know what it is, but occasionally I get given a poinsettia for Christmas and after a while it usually ends up looking a bit like your photo - I'm not very good with houseplants..

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
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• Beefley Posts: 52

  February 2020

  Looks a bit like an almost dead leopard lily (Dieffenbachia) to me. Is it very dry?  Mine needs a lot of water or it keels over...

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• Pegatha Posts: 94

  February 2020

  Just found out it’s a zig zag plant 🤪. Doesn’t look much like one at the moment though... 

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,385

  February 2020

  If it's a Pedilanthus tithymaloides, it needs lots of light and water, humid air and a minimum temp of 10C.

  Some care tips here:

  https://plantcaretoday.com/devils-backbone-plant.html
  

  
  

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• madpenguin Posts: 2,543

  February 2020

  I would probably re-pot as well.

  “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings

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• Pegatha Posts: 94

  February 2020

  Thanks all, very helpful 😊👍

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