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title: "What is this plant? Not a snake plant or a hosta. Growing on side of…"
description: "What is this plant? Not a snake plant or a hosta. Growing on side of house (part to full shade.) Zone 4b (Very cold winters.) Thanks!"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "83333"
published: "2025-05-29T22:05:13.038399Z"
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# What is this plant? Not a snake plant or a hosta. Growing on side of…

_Posted by 83333 on 2025-05-29_

What is this plant? Not a snake plant or a hosta. Growing on side of house (part to full shade.) Zone 4b (Very cold winters.) Thanks!

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## 4 comments

### Dory commented on 2025-05-30

Fairly certain it’s a snake plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S4z3aQ2khTE7J3aG2xz7upbRRl2F3-i_jVEmIudfpKg/2MArbOu4Rfq5hqvACZ6HkA.webp?size=large)

#### Dory replied on 2025-05-30

They come in so many varieties

### KareBear commented on 2025-05-30

Whale Fin?

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-02

Snake plant for sure, just an unusual variety

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