Asked on Aug 31, 2015
What is the name of this plant?
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Louise
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I was told the name once but don't remember. AND, what should I do about the bent-over part? It's been that way for maybe 3 or more weeks and the green part on the end hasn't died, but the stem at the bend is softer than it should be. Can/should I cut off the bent-over part and repot it? And if so, what's the best way to do that to make sure it lives? Any special soil, etc? And, if so, how much of the stem should I leave to put into the new mixture?
11 answers
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Looks a lot like a Hawaiian Ti plant. You might want to Google information about it.
Swan Road Designs
on Aug 31, 2015
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Maybe a bromeliad
Cheryl Littlejohn
on Aug 31, 2015
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Corn plant
Donna
on Sep 01, 2015
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Yucca?
Olive Goold
on Sep 01, 2015
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This looks like yucca.Cut the bent stem until most of the soft wood is gone, Repot the piece in a dryer mixture soil. It appears to be rotting but you may be able to save it. The mother plant looks like it needs to be repotted as well. Do not over water.Yucca has dense thick leaves which retain the water just like all succulents.
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 01, 2015
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that is not a Yucca.
Mars
on Sep 01, 2015
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mars then what is it.
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 01, 2015
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Donna is correct - corn plant or Dracena fragrasans. They can also be variegated. They almost always have some leaves that bend - nothing to worry about.
Susie
on Sep 01, 2015
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Yucca plants are from the same family as corn plants and dracenas. So they all resemble one another.
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 01, 2015
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Definitely Dracena. You can just cut off the bendy part and it will re-root. But they do usually have curvy stems because they keep growing and, as they grow, they drop the oldest leaves. I have seen them with leafy stems, but if they have less than perfect growing conditions you will end up with long, curvy stems. I usually cut them off, trim the length to about 3 inches of bare stem and repot. These are really versatile plants and fun to experiment with.
Susan
on Sep 01, 2015
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Fairly certain it's a dracena. But if you google dracena you'll see there are different varieties that exist.
Bonnie LeBlanc
on Sep 03, 2015
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