Can someone tell me what this plant is?

Theresa
by Theresa
Got from a person moving. I love it but don't know what it is or how to care for it
  10 answers
  • AS AS on Aug 02, 2017

    In the palm family, I never have luck with them! Good luck! Gently prop it up to keep it straight.

  • Suzette Suzette on Aug 02, 2017

    It looks like a Ponytail Palm. It's in the succulent family! Looks like it could use a stake to hold it up. :)


    Good luck

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    • Suzette Suzette on Aug 02, 2017

      Try to gently tie it to a stake. Every couple of days, tie it a little tighter. If you think it's going to snap, let it go for a few days and try again. Repeat this until you train it to stand up. Also, face it away from the sun. It will try to reach for it and that may help the process also. Hope this helps!

  • Allison Allison on Aug 02, 2017

    That is one very sad looking Yucca or Mass Cane you have there. I am thankful it now has a loving home. Both like bright, indirect light and require deep watering when the top few inches of soil are dry. If the plant decides to grow new shoots out of the bend, you can lop off the ones that are falling over and root them in water to make more plants. Thank you for caring!

    • Theresa Theresa on Aug 02, 2017

      They have new shoots at the bottom. Should I up-root them & put them in water to root

  • Dianacirce70 Dianacirce70 on Aug 02, 2017

    Not a yucca, they have very thick stems, and groups of fronds that look like individual plants growing from it. Maybe a variety of Madagascar Dragon Tree. Their stems tend to do that bending thing

  • Barbara Baldwin Barbara Baldwin on Aug 02, 2017

    It's not a ti plant?

  • Ali10517629 Ali10517629 on Aug 02, 2017

    Don't know what it is but I had one for a long time. I agree with the post above on the indirect light. It almost died when I put it outside in the direct Arizona sun. Of course, nothing survives the direct Arizona sun. I put it in a shady corner and it came back. It doesn't like too much water and survived drought conditions. Good Luck.

  • Shane Ball Shane Ball on Aug 02, 2017

    it's a dracaena. Cut it hard to main stem and it will shoot again. Repot the cut stems and they will root fairly quickly. 3 plants from 1

  • Gail James Gail James on Aug 02, 2017

    Yukka Plant. Pretty easy. Use a stick or tomato plant stick to prop up the main stem that is hanging over. Easy to care for. Water well every week. Mine is taking over my office at home. Broken brances can be put in Water, then when roots appear, replant in pot.

  • Annette Powell Annette Powell on Aug 04, 2017

    It's not a Yucca, it's a Dracaena.

  • Jal26639133 Jal26639133 on Aug 04, 2017

    Looks like an airplane plant,or that's what the lady called mine when I got it.,they are super easy to care for,let dry then water lightly they like the sun. I kept mine outside till cold weather.