Well Toni, not quite, not my beloved Balfour Aralia (which as I've been taught is variegated by definition). Not sure if you can tell, it's a bit tough to see in these pix, this one is solid green, no white. So it's not Balfour, just an Aralia or Polyscias, maybe one called Aralia 'Ruffles'. Nice plant, yes could use some work. Hi GT, The best light for these is bright, indirect, if you repot, then don't fertilize at the same time; bedsides if you use new mix one doesn't need fertilizer for at least 4-6 months. I'd suggest some African Violet mix w/ extra perlite, maybe 1/3 as much perlite by volume; the aim here is to lighten the mix & keep it fast draining. I'd remove the dead, dried up foliage, & use a pebble tray. The pebble tray makes all the difference w/ this plant as it likes some humidity, but also needs to dry out btwn waterings. Yes that MAY sound contradictory, but it's not. I'd trim off all that tall, leggy growth & just leave the central growths which look nicely compact. The cuttings can be placed back into the Mother plant's pot OR rooted in water; either way one you can start another plant. One would place 3 cuttings (once rooted) in a small, plastic pot, say 3" diameter not much larger. Lots of folks have trouble w/ this plant, so the fact that it's still alive is a VERY good thing!

Looks like Dracaena sanderiana (aka Heavenly Bamboo).

The house plant forum would be the place to ask further questions as they develop. This info should help you keep it looking good!

my bad...I went back and looked better at the note she sent, and yes it is a SHRUB with fuzzy leaves, lol. If it is a viburnum, I don't recognize it, and I have a few viburnums, lol. This post was edited by remy on Fri, May 10, 13 at 21:13