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Help with plant found in new home

Manny1Manny1 Posts: 4
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Hi, new to the forum and very inexperienced with plants. We've recently moved into new home where previous owners have left lots of house plants. The problem is, because there was a few weeks where the house was unoccupied before we moved in, some of the plants have not done well. One of them (photos attached) is one I think we managed to revive. It was in direct sunlight in the conservatory so a lot of leaves where dead which I removed. With just simple watering it seems to have done ok. Our question's are what plant is it ? At the bottom there are like roots wrapped around do we trim these off ? Also we've noticed new growth at the bottom (in pic). Do we leave it alone or transfer to other pot ? Thanks so much for any help.

Last edited: 20 May 2017 10:53:50

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    photos?

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Click on the camera icon ... If the pics don't upload try reducing the size ... that usually works.image


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  • Manny1Manny1 Posts: 4

    imageimage

    figuering out how to upload pics 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    needs a bigger pot for sure. I'd got for something about 12" / 30cm in diamater. Try to untangle the roots and spread them out a bit in the new compost and those above ground can be "tucked in " too.

    Devon.
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    Monstera fruticosa.  I reckon .

    Many people had them  as house plants in the late 60s/70s.  They can get a wee bit big . image

    (Don't know where the italics came from .)




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  • Manny1Manny1 Posts: 4

    Some larger pots in shed, will transfer. Do you know the name of the plant ? Would like research more on how to care for it.

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

    Monstera deliciosa - commonly called the Swiss Cheese Plant. Do not cut the roots. Immature leaves do not have the lovely 'cut leaf' effect, that comes as the leaves mature.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    I could not remember the common name earlier. I knew there was one.




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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

    IAW image

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • Manny1Manny1 Posts: 4

    Thank you all. there appears to be new growth starting just above soil, which hopefully means we've rescued it back to health. Tempted to take as cutting and repot that, but think I will leave alone.

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