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Houseplant identification please
laarobbins
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Merry Christmas everyone.
Could someone please advise me as to what they two lovelies are that I've been given?
No idea on the short one but is the other a Draecena or Cordyline??
Apologies, no idea why they've rotated! Thanks, Lou
Could someone please advise me as to what they two lovelies are that I've been given?
No idea on the short one but is the other a Draecena or Cordyline??
Apologies, no idea why they've rotated! Thanks, Lou
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It would be good to see more photos of the plants in natural light to check on the colours.
The first one could be Dracaena marginata ‘Bicolor’ that has yet to grow a trunk.
The second one looks like peperomia ‘Napoli Nights’ (I think the leaves have a red underside?) or perhaps ‘Little Toscani’. I have peperomia and it’s best to keep them on the dry side — you can learn to tell by the weight of the plant pot in your hands, assuming there’s an inner plastic pot with drainage holes within that rounded ceramic pot.
Some care notes here:
https://tipsplants.com/community/growing-plants/dracaena-marginata-plant-growing-guide-care-tips
https://leafy-life.com/how-to-care-for-peperomia/
No rush on the photos
Of course, perhaps the person/people who gave you the plant/s can tell you what they are?
Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor' - Big Plant Nursery
If it is, it won't enjoy being indoors in a centrally heated house so I'd find a good place outdoors for it. They enjoy sun but are happy in dappled shade. It will add great architectural interest to your garden.
There is a cordyline with the same three colours which is a houseplant but the leaves are not as strap like as the Phormium:
Buy good luck plant Cordyline fruticosa Kiwi: £10.39 Delivery by Crocus
i did use to have a dracaena marginata tricolor ( eventually died after about 20 years of semi-neglect) and unless the photo is misleading me as to scale , i recall that having narrower leaves ( as an indoor uk plant).
editing to add - i do not think your plant is sundance ( i've re-checked and mine has the pinky red in the middle of the leaf not the edges. but could possibly be a different variety.
Bought them in 2019 and they've been very happy on a coffee table by the patio doors.
By last autumn they were really crowded so I split them and replanted just 2 of them in pots and they've quickly grown again.
During the Spring and Summer they throw up lots of thin flower spikes that last for several months.
Billericay - Essex
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