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title: "This tall plant (6ft) was free on the side of the road and is in bad…"
description: "This tall plant (6ft) was free on the side of the road and is in bad shape! Please help me put a name to it so I can give it some tlc"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/axdFlyKyh1JxQnk2HxRSPc"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Olive"
published: "2026-09-24T17:47:47.882431Z"
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# This tall plant (6ft) was free on the side of the road and is in bad…

_Posted by Olive on 2026-09-24_

This tall plant (6ft) was free on the side of the road and is in bad shape! Please help me put a name to it so I can give it some tlc

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-q8CCevWu8WCQX2qf_0KgbIstOyBIbFlqRy-aEmIRd4/47cxOxuIQneyokvW-eOoSA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-q8CCevWu8WCQX2qf_0KgbIstOyBIbFlqRy-aEmIRd4/f7dHmQCiTMqizxrpPvHX9A.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### FriendofVeg commented on 2026-09-25

I have two guesses, leaning toward the Croton

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yK11BiYfqVwCMHejsVfuI1LKT4d13qD_YfXYCCN4Xx4/JpuiMNdXQ8S_HVZ6gpiQQg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yK11BiYfqVwCMHejsVfuI1LKT4d13qD_YfXYCCN4Xx4/LR8XpdjdQLekO2NKu6KFdA.webp?size=large)

### Dan commented on 2026-09-25

I have a plant with leaves that looks like that. It is called Dracaena surculosa florida beautyth

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-09-27

I don’t know, but this is my gold dust plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-bEa8Q3g1ge-IURFOEOQ2kXlRgS9V83P42PKbIR09wg/7v4S6GGrTTSscnXoKHoyfg.webp?size=large)

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