Hi all,

I was recently given this plant because a friend was moving city and could not care for it any more. Can I have some advice on how to care for it and what kind of plant it is? I'm a complete gardening newbie!

I have already trimmed off the dead leaves.

Photo is attached

Thanks.
Max.

On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:30:34 +0000, maxmumford
wrote:


Hi all,

I was recently given this plant because a friend was moving city and
could not care for it any more. Can I have some advice on how to care
for it and what kind of plant it is? I'm a complete gardening newbie!

I have already trimmed off the dead leaves.

Photo is attached

Thanks.
Max.


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Sitting in water it will die.

In message , Brooklyn1
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:30:34 +0000, maxmumford
wrote:


Hi all,

I was recently given this plant because a friend was moving city and
could not care for it any more. Can I have some advice on how to care
for it and what kind of plant it is? I'm a complete gardening newbie!

I have already trimmed off the dead leaves.

Photo is attached

Thanks.
Max.


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Sitting in water it will die.

How do you know that? I don't recognise the plant, but it looks like it
could be a water marginal plant, in which case it should be tolerant of
waterloggging.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley

On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:54:24 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

In message , Brooklyn1
writes
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:30:34 +0000, maxmumford
wrote:


Hi all,

I was recently given this plant because a friend was moving city and
could not care for it any more. Can I have some advice on how to care
for it and what kind of plant it is? I'm a complete gardening newbie!

I have already trimmed off the dead leaves.

Photo is attached

Thanks.
Max.


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Sitting in water it will die.

How do you know that? I don't recognise the plant, but it looks like it
could be a water marginal plant, in which case it should be tolerant of
waterloggging.

How do you know that?

I was recently given this plant because a friend was moving city and
could not care for it any more. Can I have some advice on how to care
for it and what kind of plant it is? I'm a complete gardening newbie!

Appears to be a Chamaedorea (palm)
Unpot and see if it is one plant or a bunch of seedlings, if seedlings
divide and repot 3-5 plants per 6" pot otherwise repot into a slightly
larger pot.
Easy to care for, bright light but avoid direct sun and dry heat. Takes
average water, good drainage, don't let it get dry too often. Light
fertilizer every month or so.
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