Hi everyone.
I’m a beginner plant lady although I have had plants for years I’ve never really known how to care for them.
I have one plant in particular that is labelled as a ctenanthe sp. but I am starting to think it has been mislabelled. I believe it may actually be a Stromanthe Triostar.
I’ve attached a photo of my plant and I would really appreciate your opinions.
I would like to be able to care for it accurately and if it has been mislabelled then perhaps I need to be doing it differently.
Also... my fiddle leaf fig has dimples. It had these when I purchased it from Bunnings in Australia, but I assumed the plant would grow out of them. It’s been at least 9 months now since I brought it home.
It’s winter in Australia right now so I’m scared to put it too close to the window.
It has grown its first 2 leaves in the last month since owning it and the newest leaf is also beginning to dimple.
I’ve just repotted it into a self watering pot.
What am I doing wrong?
Plant identification plus fiddle leaf concern
Plantladyemmy
Jun 07, 2019
I thought Stromanthe too but not the Triostar. I believe Stromanthe and Ctenanthe are related so the care should be very similar.
https://gardendrum.com/2013/05/11/ctenanthe-the-never-never-plants/
Plantladyemmy
Jun 07, 2019
Thank you. I’m still convinced it’s of the stromanthe family as it’s foliage doesn’t resemble the ctenanthe family foliage like the pictures in the link. However, if the care for it is similar then that’s ok. I mean I’ve had it for two years or so and it’s still alive so I must be doing something ok. :)
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