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title: "Any idea what this plant is a friend just left it on my front porch,…"
description: "Any idea what this plant is a friend just left it on my front porch, she was tired of it, said she got it off the side of the road in Florida back in the day,…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵"
published: "2026-04-26T19:27:08.320399Z"
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# Any idea what this plant is a friend just left it on my front porch,…

_Posted by 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 on 2026-04-26_

Any idea what this plant is a friend just left it on my front porch, she was tired of it, said she got it off the side of the road in Florida back in the day, and thinks it's a weed, but my phone says it might be some sort of a split leaf tree philodendron(which it also said was the same as a monstera deliciosa am I trippin😱wuut?!??) however I see no aerial Roots 🫪🪴 kind of looks like a reindeer

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![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5A7OWgM6nyZ8PHvm1KUPbj8itNxf6vmJBgk7cbzGZFk/YkuS0oLYQCmFp0lgxPPYiQ.webp?size=large)

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## 12 comments

### Planters commented on 2026-04-26

It is a flat leaf pliaoendron

### Christina commented on 2026-04-26

Gorgeous, thats what🤭 agree with above

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-04-27

Holy crap she’s gorgeous!!! She’s definitely a philodendron but there are a few species she could be. Reminds me of my baby distantilobum but I would guess she’s a Xanadu which is now technically a Thaumatophyllum 😉

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dGbIAlDw1gZYP4TbVLCm4hcQys-bYbJiKOG7LugzbCI/orkmu1jQRWidBSIdMFNfaQ.webp?size=large)

#### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 replied on 2026-04-29

🪴 I wonder how Old it is it's at least 4 ft tall And she had never fertilized it cuz she assumed it was a weed and whatever

#### Tracy Lee replied on 2026-04-29

Judging by the main stem she must be at least ten years old. I think it’s hilarious that she thought it was a weed 😂😂

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2026-04-29

I know 🤣🤣 she called it the Freddy Krueger plant and said that it leaks sap sometimes off the tips.. or some kind of fluid she was afraid it was going to poison the rest of the plants around it 🤔🪴 weird

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-04-29

the leaking is called guttation, philodendrons are known for doing it. it's just excess water and glucose. it doesn't mean anything in particular, they just do that sometimes 🤷‍♂️ it won't hurt the plants around it

#### Tracy Lee replied on 2026-04-30

And it is a sign of health 😉

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2026-04-30

Okay cool thank you so much and I did get a hold of her she said it's 14 years old 🧡

#### Tracy Lee replied on 2026-04-30

Tell her that it is a much coveted plant too 😂😂

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2026-04-30

She's like 65 now and she said she used to be into plants obviously not too much cuz she thought it was a weed but you should see the other plant she gave me I'll post it it it's like a massive parlor palm with a 1-ft Woody trunk it's about 3 and 1/2 ft tall, and she's got at least a couple more for me she's just over the whole plant thing in her old age she said so yay for me LOL my variegated shell Ginger And my diphenbachia or my two main big plants in my sunroom it's getting harder to walk around in there now LOL I love it though

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2026-04-30

It's 42 in tall

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5A7OWgM6nyZ8PHvm1KUPbj8itNxf6vmJBgk7cbzGZFk/GlQO8aKCT-K1Xy3bAUNRag.webp?size=large)

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