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title: "Hello, i’ve had this plant for two years now and my plant scanning…"
description: "Hello, i’ve had this plant for two years now and my plant scanning app has told me it’s a giant milkweed. I have known this to be wrong for a while. However,…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "ToManyPlants"
published: "2026-01-27T20:20:01.451215Z"
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# Hello, i’ve had this plant for two years now and my plant scanning…

_Posted by ToManyPlants on 2026-01-27_

Hello, i’ve had this plant for two years now and my plant scanning app has told me it’s a giant milkweed. I have known this to be wrong for a while. However, the plant wasn’t struggling so I didn’t bother to look up the actual species. However, as you can see, it’s now struggling/dying so if anyone knows what type of plant this is, please let me know.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/R_lsIs7KnylNH6srm9a17UfRFLoOtWivwezSTvwEYBc/EekrnNKuSe23BHhfb9mjyQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/R_lsIs7KnylNH6srm9a17UfRFLoOtWivwezSTvwEYBc/GqoBCMuQQ9-40szQAr_5Nw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### N Klepczarek commented on 2026-01-27

Wow I can see why it was thought to be a milkweed. I have no idea. Good luck on finding it out!

### Adrian commented on 2026-01-28

I’d like to toss my hat into the ring with a guess. I’m no ficus expert, but I’ve seen quite a few and have owned 3 ficus elasticas. This is an ID for another type of ficus that I think resembles your leaves. Any ficus experts, please correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m agreeing it’s not a milkweed. Perhaps scrolling through the ficus options in the search section here might find a plant that matches yours. Hope this helps!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/dAEMmPbFShqo16ZsD3n66w.webp?size=large)

#### Adrian replied on 2026-01-28

There’s a ton of different ficuses, but here’s some other types of ficus in comparison.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/587S4-F1SYqxOcB3UZba8Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/M-l7MTfKQ_27Y92rVXsBOw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/MfUM0k-vTOqUsOmRm0CdVw.webp?size=large)

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