Can these all stay in one pot, and what are they?

[psyc1210]

I received a basket of plants from my grandfather's funeral, and would like to keep them all alive. Besides the African Violets, I do not know what the other plants are, nor does my father, so that was no help But they are all in one huge basket, and I have no idea how to care for any of them. I figured I at least need to take the african violets out and put them in those african violet pots. My mother has a few of those, but has trouble keeping them looking nice. Any info on what the other plants are would be helpful. There are a total of 8 plants in the basket, two of which look the same except the color.

The basket came with care for the african violet, and info on that, but no ID for the others.

[flowerchild]

The one with the yellow stripe in the middle is a deffenbachia(not sure of the spelling), it gets quite tall, the one with the black patches is a prayer plant( you will notice the leaves rolling up at night)The one with all the spindly leaves is a palm tree and I am not sure what the other two are called but yes they can stay for a little bit in the basket but as they grow you will have to transplant each plant separately as they can get quite big. Hope this helps Cindy aka flowerchild

[evagentry]

Hi, the first plant after the afican violet is a Dracena surculosa,(gold dust plant), the second is a Dieffenbachia, the third is a Syngonium, the fourth is a Maranta ,(prayer plant), the fifth is a palm of some kind, they all take fairly low light levels and are easy to grow and care for.I hope this helps alittle.

[evagentry]

Hi, the first plant after the african violet is a Dracena surculosa,(gold dust plant), the second is a Dieffenbachia, the third is a Syngonium, the fourth is a Maranta ,(prayer plant), the fifth is a palm of some kind, they all take fairly low light levels and are easy to grow and care for.I hope this helps alittle.

[Sharyn]

JoBeth: Some florists will plant individual pots in the plastic liner and then cover with moss or soil - check to see if they're individually potted. It appears that yours are all potted together in one large plastic container inside the basket. Correct me if I'm wrong.

They all require moderate light (East light is good) and you could keep them in this container together for about 2 years before they get too big or tall; however, the trick is watering because there's probably no drainage holes. I saved one like this from my sister's funeral for several years before separating and repotting. If you decide to keep the arrangement in tact, measure the amount of water needed and then use that same measuring cup & amount of water each time. That will help from water logging the plants. Of course, you could always have someone hold up the arrangement while you drill a few drainage holes in the bottom. Personally, I like all the plants together.

If your mom is having trouble with her African Violets, try Debbie's African Violet page on the web - excellent info. Here's the link:
Debbie's African Violets
Here's another with cultural info - also excellent. The Violet Barn, home of Rob's African Violets

[kmarch]

Here's how I grew my African Violets until i moved to Australia:

All potted in clay pots in standard African Violet mix. All of them sat in a nursery tray in about an inch of water (like a Phrag). I fertilized about once a month with 20-20-20 orchid fertilizer nearly full strength. I grew them all in an east facing window.

I had fantastic success with them this way and would regularly get 30-50 blooms at one time on my biggest plants (4 of them).

[tizzycat]

In the UK the syngonium is also called the goosefoot plant (for obvious reasons). I really love the leaf markings and colour.


The palm looks like a parlour palm (Chamaedorea elegans ).

[Sharyn]

Interesting Kevin. I use self-watering containers. The clay pots standing in water would work just as well. Good idea.