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title: "Anyone know what this is? What it was sold as doesn't show up in the…"
description: "Anyone know what this is? What it was sold as doesn't show up in the app"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/kOYqGKtfzqCRTrwtk0384h"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Bret"
published: "2026-05-17T15:15:52.171007Z"
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# Anyone know what this is? What it was sold as doesn't show up in the…

_Posted by Bret on 2026-05-17_

Anyone know what this is? What it was sold as doesn't show up in the app

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## 5 comments

### Adrian commented on 2026-05-17

Here ya go! You can type “Emerald Idol” into the plant information section to find it. 😊

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### Qbert commented on 2026-05-17

Looks like Ming Thing to me. But I guess as it gets bigger you’ll see if it matches the tag .

### Phil commented on 2026-05-17

Emerald Idol is related to prickly pear. Looks like a Ming Thing to me. Adrian was correct with identifying the plant with the plant tag, but it was not identified correctly on the plant tag.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/eoZd7RnuS8iSiTd8epYjiQ.webp?size=large)

### The leafy Angel commented on 2026-05-17

I’m a cactus lover and I find that they don’t have a lot of them, I typically just do the best with what they have. I do agree it looks like a Ming thing

### Lisa Anglim commented on 2026-05-21

Just a hint. There are a lot of companies that make up names to make there’s stand out but as you found you can’t identify it by the false name.

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