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title: "First off, does anyone know what type of plant this is? It was a…"
description: "First off, does anyone know what type of plant this is? It was a cutting given to me. Second, what size of pot should I plant this cutting in? The person who…"
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published: "2024-02-16T21:57:09.084639Z"
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# First off, does anyone know what type of plant this is? It was a…

_Posted by Abby on 2024-02-16_

First off, does anyone know what type of plant this is? It was a cutting given to me.

Second, what size of pot should I plant this cutting in? The person who gave it to me showed me her full grown plant, and it was pretty big, so I know these things can definitely grow pretty large.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/x7G_wvp-I34bZMu7sQLjzRsz5b-2E6Oruj-tHc1cFiY/4JVyCHzJTii6bLMPTZe6cA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/x7G_wvp-I34bZMu7sQLjzRsz5b-2E6Oruj-tHc1cFiY/JrWobRXoQWyEkSFn5UFwWg.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### 🍄🌿✨ commented on 2024-02-16

looks like an umbrella tree

### Alison commented on 2024-02-17

Yep, am umbrella tree! I love mine, and it really thrives with a humidifier nearby. It looks like yours would be good in a 5”-6” pot. Use tropical soil.

### mushroombookgirl commented on 2024-02-17

Do you know how long it took to root in water please? I have a cutting too

#### Abby replied on 2024-02-18

No, sorry! It was given to me with roots already

### Tigerlilly commented on 2024-02-17

always put a plant in a pot that’s just 1-2” bigger than the rootball. yes, the plant can grow pretty big but if you put any plant in a pot that’s too big, it will suffer. its hard to tell from the pic but perhaps a 4” pot might be good to start with. you can always get a deeper 4” pot to accommodate the large stem.

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