1. is, I believe, Aglaonema.

Both plants in 2. are cultivars of Codiaeum, commonly called Croton.

3. is a Syngonium.

Dieffenbachia is a distinct possibility but I'd like to see the stems to be certain. I still think Aglaonoma is a candidate. But the two are very hard to differentiate.

What did their tags say?

Tiff, I'll bet that the useless tags said "Tropical Plant" or other equally stupid labeling common to the BB stores.

I've always said that if all consumers would refuse to buy those plants for only a designated week that the growers (the growers supply the tags) would change their practices.

if you want to learn how to perfect care ... head to the houseplant forum ...

sure.. they could pay a few bucks more.. at a retailer who provides tags ... but with the brilliant botanists here... why bother ..... our IDs are free ...

ken

As someone who has been in the retail nursery industry for 20 years, it's been my observation that the vast majority of retail consumers don't care about plant names, indoor or outdoor plants. They purchase plants as decorative items, somewhat disposable, and plant names just get in the way :-) That or they are intimidated by the botanical latin.

We only see the consumers here who are actually interested in exactly what they are growing......but a great many are not.

'the patterns are different.' Both species come in a huge array of different patterns. Aglaeonema and Dieffenbachia are really quite difficult to tell apart and the main differences are in the flowers and where in the world they come from.

Thanks everyone for the ID. Yes their tags say tropical plant and that's it. I ask as I am a veggie gardener and would like to care for these as i do my veggies and differentiate fert and watering s for each ones needs. I'll do the research on each one to figure out its optimal conditions.

Got one more that says "living accents" lol

I grow indoor hydroponic veggies so I have quite a few different balanced ferts, was thinking about transplanting into coco coir and doing a semi hydro setup with them

The last photo is of another Croton. As you can see, they are a varied group!

Yes when researching plant demands I saw that the last was a croton. Just funny HD wouldn't even give it a label or tag saying its a croton.

I plan on repotting tomorrow, so i will be flushing very well and spreading roots out in coir. Im trying to convince the ol lady to set up a flood n drain table and go full hydro on them but she is reluctant. I'm going to start out using my tried n true maxigro fert (10-5-14) but dont know where to begin on strength. Actually quite hard finding specific hydro info on houseplants.

1. Diffenbachia

2. Two Crotons - on the left Yellow Excurrans, on the right Gold Dust

3. Syngonium spp.

fawnridge is absolutely correct

Thanks everyone for the ID. Can anyone tell m about fertilizer strength/balance and PH That they love.

Crotons I found like acidic soil so I plan on watering/ferting at 5-6 with about 400 ppm every other watering.

Diffenbachia I am cluelesss about...Nutrient is variable some say acidic, some say neutral. I think ill go base for Now. I'll keep records of strength and PH its favorable to me.