About Trey Tarrant Expertise I can answer questions about plant identification, plant care, plant pest management, landscaping, and general gardening questions. Please post a picture of the plant you wish to identify, if possible. If you say something like, "I've got this plant and it's green with long leaves and white flowers" and do not include a picture, chances are I won't be able to help you. I may not be able to help with plants that are not grown in the Southeast/ Eastern US, but you're welcome to try me.
Experience Landscaping for 10 years. Horticulture Instructor at Lawson State Community College for 7 years.
Education/Credentials M.S. in Horticulture from Auburn University.
I received 4 plants as a gift from my neighbor who is moving away.
I have cats, and I am worried if these are poisonous to them :(
Could you help me ID them?
All I have is a camera phone, so I am sorry the pictures are dark/kind of fuzzy.
The first plant is huuuge! At least 3ft across and 2-3ft tall.
It has BIG leaves, and these lily looking leaves with prickly things inside. I see this particular plant everywhere but no idea what it is. This is the one I am most worried about because I have it on the floor because I have nowhere else to put it.
The 3rd plant looks like.. grass? I dunno. It looks like this thing my gramma has in her yard that blooms every year into HUGE red flowers. So pretty!!
If you cannot I understand -- the picture qualities ARE pretty bad.. but thank you!!!
Answer big plant: Peace lilly, Spathiphyllum sp. I don't think its poisonous.
medium plant: this is a mixed planting obviously. The one in the middle with the light colored center is a Dieffenbachia- POISONOUS. That being said, my cat ripped one to shreds and it didn't seem to bother her. The palm is a parlor palm, Chamadorea elegans. The other vines are an arrowhead vine (white variegated), an english ivy (lobed leaves), and heart-leafed philodendron. None poisonous as far as I know.
small plant 1: orchid, not sure what type. not poisonous. If your gramma has one in her yard, she lives in a tropical area, otherwise, she has something else. If you give it enough light and care, you might get it to bloom once a year.
small plant2: african violet. I don't think they're poisonous.
