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title: "Hello fellow plant people. I could use a 2nd set of eyes to ID these…"
description: "Hello fellow plant people. I could use a 2nd set of eyes to ID these “dean McDowell”s. I ordered 1 from 2 separate vendors on Etsy and they’re so small I can’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/64ff618dd890d7602b72bdef"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Nikky"
published: "2023-09-11T18:50:53.899Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello fellow plant people. I could use a 2nd set of eyes to ID these…

_Posted by Nikky on 2023-09-11_

Hello fellow plant people. I could use a 2nd set of eyes to ID these “dean McDowell”s. I ordered 1 from 2 separate vendors on Etsy and they’re so small I can’t confirm the distinguishing features. I’m thinking I got swindled and these are pastaziums instead. I can’t see the white lines on the stems well enough yet. I don’t see a ring where the leaf and the stem meet. I will say for at least one of them, I do see a reddish tinted sheath but it doesn’t look like the pictures I have seen of deans. Both have a silvery look to the backside… :( your two cents is appreciated

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