Asked on Sep 05, 2012
Does anyone know what this plant is?
by Chloe S
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I would really appreciate any advice concerning this plant. I have had it in water for a month but no roots have come out, I'm not sure what it is or what I need to do in order to plant it. Thank you very much!
mysterious green plant
47 answers
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it looks like an onion shoot, without the flower at the top....?
![Tess Webster]()
Tess Webster
on Sep 05, 2012
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Try root tone or some sort of root hormone and dirt.
![Barbara Redmon]()
Barbara Redmon
on Sep 05, 2012
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Where did you get it? does it smell like an onion?
![Vivian S]()
Vivian S
on Sep 05, 2012
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if it didn't root in water try it in a sandy soil?
![Lori K]()
Lori K
on Sep 05, 2012
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Aloe plant?
![Azzie Miller]()
Azzie Miller
on Sep 05, 2012
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Where did you get it? I'm guessing that you don't have enough of the plant (i.e, a part of it that has tissue that could generate roots) for a viable individual here.
![Cheryl E]()
Cheryl E
on Sep 05, 2012
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It's a variety of Mother in law tongue plant or snake plant. Sansevieria Family
![Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson]()
Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson
on Sep 05, 2012
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need a better pic but looks like a shoot of some sort, where did you get it, did you start it from another plant? Need more info.
![Lisa Conner]()
Lisa Conner
on Sep 05, 2012
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I just stuck mine in the planter and watered it. Rooted in about 3 weeks.
![Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson]()
Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson
on Sep 05, 2012
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looks like what they call a milk weed.
![Jane Russell]()
Jane Russell
on Sep 05, 2012
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get some root starter its great and follow directions l;ooks like a leek
![Cheryl Stewart]()
Cheryl Stewart
on Sep 05, 2012
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Not sure either, But I would plant it in a pot with dirt. Some tropical flowers look & start like that. Plumeria plants grow like that. Good luck ..I'm interested in knowing what it is myself.
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Theresa Morris
on Sep 05, 2012
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thinking it could be a plant native to Hawaii don't know the name try sand and water let us know
![Johanna Johnson]()
Johanna Johnson
on Sep 05, 2012
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sansevieria rotafolia or ..something like that. It is similar to a sansevieria. It is slow to root, but I would put it in potting soil and not water. If it is what I think, it is stiff and has a texture like a standard sansevieria. It's a cool plant.
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Mary Meyer
on Sep 05, 2012
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I think it is an African Lizard tongue plant that when put in warm water grows feet and arms and attacks people in their sleep . They had a report on the national news tonight that ate up a whole family because they refused to let it watch reruns of Green Acres in russian . They say once you have touched the plant that you must immediately strip down to your underwear cover your whole body in axel grease and peanut butter and run as fast to you can to the nearest sewer treatment plant and jump in . I wish you good luck on removing this plant from your home . I would do it before the next full month comes . I have heard were wolves like to eat them and anyone who has touched a plant such as this one .
![Tracy kimbro]()
Tracy kimbro
on Sep 05, 2012
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I appears to be a succulent. Let it dry out for a couple of days then put it directly in the soil.
![Elizabeth Stump Kucera]()
Elizabeth Stump Kucera
on Sep 05, 2012
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looks like a piece o your garden hose.
![Susan Wassick]()
Susan Wassick
on Sep 05, 2012
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It looks like the stem of my ZZ plant, not sure if it would root or not.
![Barbara C]()
Barbara C
on Sep 05, 2012
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@Susan.. lol...
![Jamala W]()
Jamala W
on Sep 05, 2012
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I think Mary M is right- I think it could be the round version of Mother-in-laws tongue-
![Gail]()
Gail
on Sep 05, 2012
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BTW... Tracy.. very funny! I had a good chuckle reading your response!
![Mary Ruth]()
Mary Ruth
on Sep 05, 2012
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Get some Miracle Grow potting soil, and plant it.
![Carla Bell]()
Carla Bell
on Sep 05, 2012
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http://columbus-cactus-club.webs.com/Sansevieria%20cylindrica.htm. Aloha*:0)
![Angela B]()
Angela B
on Sep 05, 2012
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Tracy--that is one cool answer LOL Tks for the giggle ;)
![Suzanne Foos]()
Suzanne Foos
on Sep 05, 2012
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What state did you find it in? Is it fibrous or gel like. Is it solid or are there leaves wrapped somewhere? from the photo it looks like a candle
![Felicia Vreeland]()
Felicia Vreeland
on Sep 05, 2012
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Is it hollow? It looks like an onion leaf.
![Wendy Gulliver]()
Wendy Gulliver
on Sep 05, 2012
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Not sure what it is called, but I have one I bought from Walmart for $1.00 about 4 years ago, and it grows very well. I would put it in dirt and keep damp. I cut one and did this and it was good. Good luck.
![Kim Geoffroy]()
Kim Geoffroy
on Sep 05, 2012
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it looks like you cut the tops off an onion that was growing.
![Kathy Vest]()
Kathy Vest
on Sep 05, 2012
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Appears to be a snake plant. Cut stem into 2" segments, lay on paper plate or towel, making sure that the larger (rooting ends) are all facing the same way. Allow to heal for 24-48 hours so scare tissue will form on cuts. Place large end (rooting) in well drained container filled with moist sand. Keep in warm place (70-80*) out of direct sunlight. Keep sand moist. Roots will form in 4-6 weeks.
![Dawn]()
Dawn
on Sep 05, 2012
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It's not aloe.....humm I don't know what is it?
![Alberta W]()
Alberta W
on Sep 05, 2012
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Looks like aloe .
![Denise R]()
Denise R
on Sep 05, 2012
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look up African Spike plant...could be that !!!!!
![Judy H]()
Judy H
on Sep 05, 2012
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Ask your garden nursery or agriculture department.
![Esther Thomas]()
Esther Thomas
on Sep 05, 2012
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I've know them to be called Snake Plants. They look like Snakes coming out of the ground in tall spikes
![Hannah T]()
Hannah T
on Sep 05, 2012
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Looks like a pencil cactus. Round? I always thought Snake plants were striped and flat and also called Motherinlaws Tongue. What you have looks like a pencil cactus to me. Mine all grew roots in water after a while.
![Karen M]()
Karen M
on Sep 05, 2012
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Chole,Come back and let us know what you learn it to be.OK,Thanks
![Betty]()
Betty
on Sep 05, 2012
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Not certain, but it looks like a horsetail plant to me, a perennial that can become invasive. Likes to be in moist earth, sun or mostly sun. Hardy in areas with a cold winter.
![Michela M]()
Michela M
on Sep 05, 2012
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It looks like sansavera family..do not root in water...soil only...dry plant....related to mother in law tongue....shade or sun...flowers smell sweet. If it dies call me I'll send more....easy to grow outside or inside...will live in dark too,
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Valli Seidle
on Sep 06, 2012
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wow thank you all so much for getting back to me. after looking through everything I think it must be the African Spear plant, thank you angelab for the photo link. I'm going to stick it in a pot and see what happens!
![Chloe S]()
Chloe S
on Sep 06, 2012
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Cylindrical Sansevieria - a member of the snake plant family.
![Ellen]()
Ellen
on Sep 06, 2012
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If you cut the bottom about a 1/4 inch. let it dry for a couple of days,dip that end in root starter and in sandy soil. It should take off. We have had one for almost thirty years. Don't know the name but it sure has taken off. We have them in pots in our front yd. Need little water in our hot weather.
![Teresa Mireles]()
Teresa Mireles
on Sep 06, 2012
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Looks like a succulent - Aloe plant.
![Brenda C]()
Brenda C
on Sep 06, 2012
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looks ike an aloe plant
![Maggie]()
Maggie
on Sep 06, 2012
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garlic
![Betty Heckart]()
Betty Heckart
on Sep 29, 2013
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my daughter has one she said it is a spider cactus .
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Darla.mae.
on Dec 06, 2013
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Hollow or solid? Have an oniony or garlic scent? Any flower or top to this? Where did it come from?
![Nancy Hinds]()
Nancy Hinds
on Dec 07, 2013
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Its hollow, it does not bloom ,I don,t know anything else about it except it is not fragrant . the growth pattern has no form . it just shoots out every direction.is still a pretty plant .
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Darla.mae.
on Dec 08, 2013
Tess Webster
on Sep 05, 2012
Barbara Redmon
on Sep 05, 2012
Vivian S
on Sep 05, 2012
Lori K
on Sep 05, 2012
Azzie Miller
on Sep 05, 2012
Cheryl E
on Sep 05, 2012
Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson
on Sep 05, 2012
Lisa Conner
on Sep 05, 2012
Jane Russell
on Sep 05, 2012
Cheryl Stewart
on Sep 05, 2012
Theresa Morris
on Sep 05, 2012
Johanna Johnson
on Sep 05, 2012
Mary Meyer
on Sep 05, 2012
Tracy kimbro
on Sep 05, 2012
Elizabeth Stump Kucera
on Sep 05, 2012
Susan Wassick
on Sep 05, 2012
Barbara C
on Sep 05, 2012
Jamala W
on Sep 05, 2012
Gail
on Sep 05, 2012
Mary Ruth
on Sep 05, 2012
Carla Bell
on Sep 05, 2012
Angela B
on Sep 05, 2012
Suzanne Foos
on Sep 05, 2012
Felicia Vreeland
on Sep 05, 2012
Wendy Gulliver
on Sep 05, 2012
Kim Geoffroy
on Sep 05, 2012
Denise R
on Sep 05, 2012
Judy H
on Sep 05, 2012
Esther Thomas
on Sep 05, 2012
Hannah T
on Sep 05, 2012
Karen M
on Sep 05, 2012
Betty
on Sep 05, 2012
Michela M
on Sep 05, 2012
Valli Seidle
on Sep 06, 2012
Chloe S
on Sep 06, 2012
Ellen
on Sep 06, 2012
Teresa Mireles
on Sep 06, 2012
Brenda C
on Sep 06, 2012
Maggie
on Sep 06, 2012
Betty Heckart
on Sep 29, 2013
Darla.mae.
on Dec 06, 2013
Nancy Hinds
on Dec 07, 2013
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