First and most importantly, do the pots have drain holes in the bottom?

The 'brown specks' are simply the nubs from which adventitious roots will grow in due course. Not a problem

Hi Dave, the green pot does have drain holes with a built in tray underneath. The ceramic pot does not have drain holes. I could drill some holes, but guess I would need to find a tray to go under it first. Or should I just find something new and replant? Thanks

Thanks for the info floral_uk! Good to know

Potting soil does not last forever and any kind of plants grown in containers will need to be repotted periodically in fresh soil. Depending on the plant and the size pot, every 3 years or so. And drainage holes are a requirement!! As is fertilizing periodically, primarily during the standard growing season of late spring to early fall.

Thanks Gardengal! Makes sense! I'll plan on repotting these then. Is this time of year okay for replanting (located in NC) and should I look for different containers (maybe slightly larger ones)? If I reuse the ceramic pot I will add drain holes unless I need to just start over with something new.

I would also imagine it wouldn't be good to pinch the pothos vine right after repotting. Thanks again!

Just some IDs for your second pic-I believe the plant in the upper right part the pot (I think it has two leaves) is a maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) and the plant in the lower half of the pot (with the droopy-looking leaves) is a spathiphyllum (peace lily). Not sure about the plant with the speckled leaves.

I'd replant it in a pot with drainage now without disturbing the roots more than necessary. I'd fill the new pot about 2/3 full with new soil, creating a cone in the middle, then gently loosen the roots. If you can, lay the roots over the cone before adding soil to about 1/2" below the rim of the pot, making sure there aren't any gaps around the roots. If you can't loosen the roots that much just try to spread them as much as you can. Don't pack the soil down, just gently press it in as you go; the soil will settle the first time you water it. Use a spray bottle to keep the roots from drying out while you're working.

Water it right away until water drains from the bottom. If the new soil was dry you should water again half an hour later to moisten any dry pockets.

After that, use a sharpened dowel, wooden skewer, or disposable chopstick to check soil moisture by pushing it through the soil to the bottom of the pot, and water thoroughly when it comes out clean and dry.

Thank you goldstar135 and litterbuggy! Great advice there! I will repot these sometime in the next few days. Once the pothos recovers, I'll try to pinch the vine. Just don't want to kill it in the process.

Also, a technical question, is there a way to reply directly to someone's comment or tag someone when replying? I don't see these options on mobile so I'm just adding new comments to the thread when I reply.

Another piece of advice - I would separate the 3 plants potted together into their own pots (with drainage holes, definitely with drainage holes!), because group plantings like this are never an ideal fit for all the varieties planted together (I'm not sure what the speckled plant is, either, but it may be a Hoya - a close-up of the stem and leaf petioles would help with ID).

Thanks Veronika! I was wondering if I should split them up. I'll buy some new containers and repot them, but it will probably be this weekend before I can get to it. Here are some close ups of the stem and (opposite) leaves of the mystery plant!

And a better shot of the base of the stem. Has a woody texture.

Could the last mystery plant be a Croton Gold Dust?

It looks like an orchid stem or something of that nature. Was there a flower originally? I'm wondering if someone stuck the flowering stem of an orchid/other flowering plant in the pot.

Yes, and the cataphylls are indicative of D. surculosa.

I have never seen one, but now that I looked it up, I think you are both right about it being a D. surculosa. Looking it up seems to suggest it's a fairly easy to grow houseplant (moderate watering, bright indirect light to filtered sun, moderate fertilizer levels), and that it will fill out (it suckers so will get a bamboo clump look if happy). I will let people who may be more familiar with it give more advice.

Well-draining potting mix for all the things you have showed pictures of so far, by the way. There are very few plants that like to be soggy (Persicaria odorata, Papyrus and relatives), and none of these are among them.

Thanks for the correction floral_uk and Purple. I'm new to Dracaena and didn't know there was a Gold Dust version, but after you pointed out the leaves (and I took another good look at the stem) I'm with you. In fact, I think I'm going to be keeping my eye out for one to add to my fast-growing collection. :)

heelg, people generally get notifications of any post on a thread that they've already posted to. I turned off my email notifications because they flooded my inbox, but I check my notifications every time I visit the site.

Wow, thanks everyone for the info!! Y'all are awesome. It's nice to know what I actually have here. I am definitely looking forward to getting these fixed up and reppoted. I'll post up some more pics when I do so I can track their progress and growth!