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title: "I found this plant on the shelf at Target, with no roots and totally…"
description: "I found this plant on the shelf at Target, with no roots and totally dried out on the bottom. Can anyone tell me what this plant is? Thanks in advance."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/65a02add60408bbbec096b5d"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Plantdaddy"
published: "2024-01-11T17:52:29.879Z"
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# I found this plant on the shelf at Target, with no roots and totally…

_Posted by Plantdaddy on 2024-01-11_

I found this plant on the shelf at Target, with no roots and totally dried out on the bottom. Can anyone tell me what this plant is? Thanks in advance.

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## 7 comments

### Lex's Plants commented on 2024-01-11

this looks like a cylinder snake plant to me that has been forced to grow in a braiding pattern. my advice is to unbraid it, this will make it a lot happier.

#### Plantdaddy replied on 2024-01-11

Thank you! I appreciate it so much! I looked up what you said and this looks exactly like it.

### Madderdebs commented on 2024-01-11

What part of the country are you in? I have never seen a Target selling plants.. kinda jealous!

#### Plantdaddy replied on 2024-01-11

East coast

### Plant Father commented on 2024-01-11

i actually just rescued one of these for a friend. it was hydrophobic and slightly rootbound since it was potted too deep in a tiny pot. chances are it’s just some rooted cuttings in peat-based soil. i would shake away the old soil and mix it with perlite and pumice for drainage, then repot

#### Plantdaddy replied on 2024-01-11

There was no soil. It was literally just sitting on the shelf. Not in a pot and there was no evidence of any roots. I just put some rooting hormone on it and repotted it in cactus/succulent soil. Hopefully it roots in the next couple of weeks.

### Emjay commented on 2024-01-12

Dracaena angolensis

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