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My mom and I found this pot sitting in the yard of an abandoned house. It originally had about 8 of these plants in it, but her and my brother and I split them up between us. We think it's a kind of dieffenbachia, but not positive. Thought I would post it for you all to let me know what you think. Excuse my mess in the background, I'm still unpacking plants/plant2.jpg" alt="[Linked Image]" class="post-image" style="height:auto!important;max-width:100%!important;"/>

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Indeed your plant is a Dieffenbachia.

i would almost agree with arcto, but, can you post a better picture of the stem and pots as well as the leaves? the leaf pic is awesome, but i can't see the base of the plant.

To me, it looks a lot like my Chinese Evergreen.
Aglaeonema sp.

I second obywan59, it's a Chinese evergreen.

the link under the pic of the leave shows the rest of the plant

i edited your post so that the bottom pic would show. i'm not sure how the chinese evergreen loooks when it is allowed to get leggy, but i'm inclined to say the leaves look more like that than a diffenbachia. and the growth patter to the leaves at the top of the stalk aren't like that of a diffenbachia or a draceana (they both have a similar new growth habit)

thanks, I wasn't sure why one pic posted and the other gave just the link. I did some searching at the chinese evergreens and it does very closely resemble that..

one thing you can do, is cut the top off, maybe about 6" below where the leaves aren't there anymore. then plop the cut top back into the pot with the mother plant (or into it's own pot) and water it when you water the mother plant. the mother should sent out side shoots within 3 weeks, and the top will root and be a nice plant for you also. not to mention, it will improve the looks of the plant.

some dieffenbachia get canes like that of aglaonema.

ex. #1

I think it looks more like the diffenbachia, Chinese evergreen doesn't usually have a stem. All the leaves tend to grow from the base. At least that is how the ones I have seen before grew.

I would go with dieffenbachia...I'm with HesterPryse, I think chinese evergreen leaves each have their own stem. That looks almost identical to my dieffenbachia, cane and all. Mine grew so tall and leggy that I cut it into 8 one foot sections and dropped them in a pitcher of water. Now I have 8 of the buggers that I need to pot! I think the tint in the picture is throwing off identification...