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title: "Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? I am thinking its an…"
description: "Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? I am thinking its an Alocasia, but what type?? This is really puzzling me…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6599e35fc67516182c4ac220"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ally"
published: "2024-01-06T23:33:51.825Z"
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# Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? I am thinking its an…

_Posted by Ally on 2024-01-06_

Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? I am thinking its an Alocasia, but what type?? This is really puzzling me…

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## 4 comments

### Lexuss commented on 2024-01-06

Looks like a calathea

#### FriendofVeg replied on 2024-01-07

Agree!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yK11BiYfqVwCMHejsVfuI1LKT4d13qD_YfXYCCN4Xx4/1b3598d47de448dd93dfb47f3114f52f.webp?size=large)

### PlantMum commented on 2024-01-07

i have one of these! it’s a fishbone prayer plant :)

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2024-01-07

Calathea, it likes damp but not wet soil. It is sensitive to tap water, use distilled or filtered if you can. It likes bright light but nothing with direct light or the leaves will burn.

They’re cool plants, cousins to the prayer plant (maranta) you’ll see every night it will raise its leaves to the sky and in the morning will flatten out and follow the suns rays

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