Identification: id house plant

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by scooper, Jun 20, 2006.

  1. scooper

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    Husband brought this plant home from work when the secretary "cleaned house". I need to know what it is and whether it is poisonous to cats. Any help you could provide would be welcome!!

    Thanks!
     

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    Can you attach a picture?
     
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    Sorry - the pictuer took a minute to come up. It looks like a diffenbachia. If it is, it is poisonous to pets.
     
  4. Joe Keller

    Joe Keller Active Member 10 Years

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    Your plant is an Aglaonema. Joe
     
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    Aglaonema is also a poisonous plant. Harry
     
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    Marn Active Member 10 Years

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    yes it is a chinese evergreen . not sure about it being poisonous .. but i would google it ..most cats do stay away from poisonous plants .. unless you have kittens ..they learn from mistakes :(

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    wrygrass2 Active Member 10 Years

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    Athough listed as one of the safe plants on the Childrens Safety Association of Canada, it is listed on enough poisonous plants pages (contains oxalates) to be classed as such, I think at least for cats which was the question. Not all animals are smart enough to know what is good or not good for them. Even the human animal sometimes engages in very self destructive behavior. Harry
     
  8. scooper

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    well the plant was so pretty we were planning on planting it in a big planter on the fireplace. Guess thats out. I have 3 cats and one IS a kitten.

    They are very smart, but the still chew on EVERY plant so I guess this one will have to stay on a really high shelf.

    Thanks for the help
     
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    if you want it to stay alive ,i would get that foil off the pot immeadiately.is probably full of water and will kill the plant.and if in doubt.always consider poisonous.
     
  10. scooper

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    Repotted it yesterday morning in something a little bit bigger. That foil was hideous looking :)
     
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    Takana_Hana Active Member 10 Years

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    looks like dieffenbachia
     
  12. Chuck White

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    I think I agree with Takana. It DOES look like a dieffenbachia.
     
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    Well I think it looks like an Aglaonema, probably A. commutatum. Dieffenbachias have rather larger leaves with more veins and a wider, more recurving leaf stalk.
     

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