Unidentified houseplant - in urgent need of help! 12 February at 2:02PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 10 replies 337 views

JDC123

Hi! Can anyone identify this house plant for me? 

McKneff

A stick bit it looks dead

TheGardener

You are right - it's in urgent need of help but tbh - I think it's past it....or is it you who needs help - has a pet eaten it or something? 

Slinky

Did it used to be a dragon tree?

theoretica

Aeonium?  

twopenny

A neglected orchid.

Emmia

How did it get into that state? 

Is the soil wet? Overly dry? Where have you had it positioned? 

There's something green at the tip of the plant, so its probably alive (barely)

Is there any indication as to what it might be on the plastic inner pot? (some of mine have a sales / price label there, or it's printed on the pot sometimes)

cheerfulcat

Definitely aeonium.

Katiehound

Whatever it is, it is unlikely to survive- look at the wizened bit of stem about 1/3 of the way up.
Really, is this a wind -up??

You could maybe cut off the top inch or so and put it in some new potting compost........

LessImpecunious

Agree with id as Aeonium - they take easily from cuttings - you could probably cut the stem into several c. 6" cuttings and get several new plants from it. Leave the bottom 6" with the root but repot and water and that should shoot out and grow too!

MikeJXE

twopenny said:

A neglected orchid.

My first thought also as my granddaughter has one the same