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I recently received a dish garden and I have no idea how to care for this. Should I take all the plants out and repot them, leave it alone? I don't know what kind of plants are even in this dish. I think there is a spider plant and maybe a prayer plant.

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Prayer Plant

Spider Plant

Dish garden plants

Attached is a link to a page that has the plants pictured. Thanks for any help Clueless in Plantland

Others will know as well but Will Creed will be able to answer your ?'s. He should be around within a few days.
I think one of them is an arrow plant.
Catlover

Chris,

Clockwise from the upper left, you have a Maranta (prayer plant); another type of Maranta; a spider plant or an Ananas (if it has spiked edges); I can't see very much of the next one; a variegated Peperomia; I can't tell from the photo .

If they are potted in separate pots, then you can consider separating them. If they are potted together, I don't recommend separating them unless you are experienced in doing that.

Prayer plant as originally identified by Bill.

Picture No. 1 (top left)

(MARANTA leuconuera erythoneura) also known as "Red Herringbone plant". The leaves are marked with deep red raised veins. The red midrib is surrounded by a pale-green stripe on the olive green leaf.

Picture No.4 (top right)

Another Prayer plant (MARANTA leuconuera kerchoveana)also known as "Rabbit-Track plant". Oval leaves are decorated with dark spots like rabbit track.

See link above "Prayer plant" for care and maintenance.

Picture No.5 (middle right)

Looks like Variegated Pineapple (ANANAS comosus variegatus).

The other 2 pics are of nephtitis , (syngonium),
arbicola is the other..

Dish Gardens unfortunately have several different types of plants that have conflicting watering preferences as well as light requirements ..

But they look very nice so they sell really well ..