What kind of plant is this?

15 years ago

I have a plant I call the "alien plant". I need to ID this one so I can find out how to repot and fix the kink. I was thinking it would self root but i don't want to break it only to find out i killed it. Any ides would be great!!!

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rigo74
15 years ago
Looks like you have two plants in the photo? Can you post a better pic?From the leaves on the right of the pic looks like a Thai Crown Of Thorns.

Cannot really make out the other plant on the left, need a better pic, also one of the entire plant.

Rigo
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shawneast
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15 years ago
There are no thorns this plant, that is what is baffling me. If you go to the link, there is 6 photos there. This is driving me nutso!! LOL

Here is a link that might be useful: East Family Plant
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Hi & welcome to Gardenweb! Agree with the above. If this was mine, I would scoop it out and leave the root ball sitting loosely on the surface to dry more quickly, maybe even laying it on some newspaper if it's very moist. Then snip the stem below the concentration of aerial roots and sit it atop another pot with a more chunky, porous mix that is barely moist, burying the aerial roots just enough so they don't spring back up, without packing them down at all. That looks like it will leave about 4 leaves and a couple aerial roots on the original plant. See if you can get those aerial roots to make contact with the soil and stay that way. Put both in the sunniest spot you have and let them dry out. Then go very lightly with the water for the removed top part, until the roots have a chance to go throughout the pot, just moisten the surface the first few times. If/when the original part perks back up, gently knock the old soil off of its' roots and put in the chunkier mix that dries out quickly, then finally give it more water. If the soil for these types of plants does not dry quickly, they can rot. Even just after watering, having tiny air pockets throughout the pot is good so the roots can get some air as well as moisture. So avoiding fine particles like peat and sand, and actual soil is best since these small particles fill up all of those spaces, suffocating roots and harboring too much moisture.
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rigo74
15 years ago
Okay so I have looked at your other pics and now I want to know what type of plant do you have.It must be in the euphorbia species.It has the same type of leafs like my Thai Crown of Thorns.

Your best bet is to post your pic on the cacti & succulant forum as there are more experts on that forum who could id this plants for you.I am going to do some research and see what I can find.Where did you get this plant?I dont know the name but I sure do want one now!LOL

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shawneast
Original Author
15 years ago
We got it from my mother in law. It reminded her of a snake so she gave it to me...6 years later its out of control. It bends towards the light, that is why it is kinked...want to get it straight again, but need to know what it is to be able to replant etc...Ill throw it in the cacti/succulent forum and see if anyone there knows too...
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ealyman_roadrunner_com
13 years ago
I have a plant that I got from the Garden Club in my home town of Madison, NH and they called it a beaded necklace plant but I cannot find it under that name and it is very small now but is growing and I want to know when I will have to transplant it. Is there another name for this plant? Thanks for you help.
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13 years ago
Hi Eleanor,

Sorry but I think you've posted in the wrong place, pls. switch over to Houseplant Forum (Discussion page) & repost it there, someone may know.

Sorry, never heard of this plant, tho' I'll try searching under that name.
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