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title: "What is this? Was a volunteer in another plant I bought - Planta…"
description: "What is this? Was a volunteer in another plant I bought - Planta can’t seem to identify and of late it’s not happy - not sure what it needs because I don’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/3QqYHDfgIhiIyO0vxNc0cg"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Maggie"
published: "2025-01-11T19:37:06.251583Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WxSh2UJwvFx6vBYFDwefm6XnDzjqbrZDK73VoV8Dr_I/t1KQPuBpR127RiWK-IQ9wg.webp?size=large"
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# What is this? Was a volunteer in another plant I bought - Planta…

_Posted by Maggie on 2025-01-11_

What is this?

Was a volunteer in another plant I bought - Planta can’t seem to identify and of late it’s not happy - not sure what it needs because I don’t know what it is!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WxSh2UJwvFx6vBYFDwefm6XnDzjqbrZDK73VoV8Dr_I/t1KQPuBpR127RiWK-IQ9wg.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Brendan commented on 2025-01-11

Could we get a couple other angles? Hard to see what the stem looks like.

#### Maggie replied on 2025-01-12

Just posted as a new comment

#### Brendan replied on 2025-01-12

Thanks! It sort of looks like a Coconut Palm or a Cast Iron Plant.

### MicAZ commented on 2025-01-11

The leaves look like a cast iron plant maybe?

### Maggie commented on 2025-01-12

Whole plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WxSh2UJwvFx6vBYFDwefm6XnDzjqbrZDK73VoV8Dr_I/pVdXMX-XTT6gtV-h5eoMXA.webp?size=large)

#### Kris replied on 2025-01-12

I think thats a lucky bamboo stalk

#### Maggie replied on 2025-01-12

That’s what it looked like to me but wasn’t really sure… thank you for the perspective

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