r/whatsthisplant Aug 08 '23

Rules Update August 2023 - Please Read

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In light of the recent 3rd party app drama and the loss of decent mod tools, we've decided to ease the rules a bit to make moderating the subreddit a bit more fluent.

The No Swearing rule has been removed. Casual swearing is now allowed. Swearing that falls under the "No being OVERLY rude, mean, antagonistic" rule will still be removed. Slurs will also still be removed. What this means is you can now say comments like "This plant is a bitch to remove", "I fucking love this plant." etc.

The Guidelines have been updated to remove the no swearing rule, and the following rules have been added to the guidelines for more clarity:

  1. No political arguments/debates. Political comments that devolve into arguments or debates will be removed.

  2. No being OVERLY rude, mean or antagonistic. Comments which are OVERLY rude, mean or antagonistic in spirit will be removed.

To further clarify on the rules:

4 - Where-as previously all political comments were removed, we're now only going to step in when political comments devolve into arguments and debates. As before, remember this is a Plant ID subreddit and not the place for politics. If you see political comments you disagree with, downvote, ignore and move on.

5 - Stressing the "OVERLY" part of the rule. If you read something, take it out of context and get your feelings hurt, that's on you. If someone makes a good-spirited joke and you take it literally, that's on you. However if someone is specifically targeting users, groups of people or being mean-spirited their comments will be removed. Mods have the final say on whether a reported comment gets removed and will use their best judgment.

Temporary/permanent bans will be handed out for repeat offenders and based on the severity of a violation.

Questions and comments are welcome below as always.


r/whatsthisplant Dec 31 '23

NOTICE regarding report-spamming

41 Upvotes

One or more individuals have been report spamming recently.

Report spamming is when a user reports several comments or threads for no good reason.

In this case, people are mass-reporting hundreds of comments in threads that they simply don't agree with. Whether it's because they're overly sensitive individuals or they just plainly disagree with what is being said in general.

Reporting is anonymous, so people tend to think that they can't get in trouble for this. But as mods we do have the ability to on-report report spam to the Admin, who can then take action against the person report spamming.

Please continue to report rule violations. But report spamming WILL be on-reported to the Admin, and you may end up having your account locked as a result.

Consider this your one and only warning.


r/whatsthisplant 2h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What's growing with my conifers?

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40 Upvotes

I've got a little personal project of growing some conifers from cuttings since September 2024. I check on them every couple weeks & they're growing well still but today I noticed these growing in with them. Any idea what they are? Are they baby conifers? Or something else? TIA


r/whatsthisplant 12h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ what are the pink flowers

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115 Upvotes

found this arrangement on Pinterest and fell in love with the pink flowers. close up on the specific ones i want ID of, but would love to know all of them :)


r/whatsthisplant 3h ago

Identified βœ” Good Morning : would anyone know if I could grow this palm tree inside?

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20 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 1d ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ NYC Blown into my bedroom window

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505 Upvotes

Thousands of these seeds/bugs were blown into my bedroom in NYC (4th floor in five story building). Was hoping someone can assure me that they’re not bugs


r/whatsthisplant 2h ago

Identified βœ” Trying to id this house plant so I know how to prune & care for it

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7 Upvotes

I don't know where it came from, but last pic is how it was originally planted. Then it was propped in a bigger pot with richer soil and got all wild and overgrown (nobody taking care of it for years) like you can see on pics 1 and 2. I would like to know what it is and how to make it look less messy!


r/whatsthisplant 34m ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Name of flower?

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I only see this in winter. I got one in previous year but couldn't save it. Is there any tips how to save this plant so that it regrow? And what is name of this flower plant? Tia


r/whatsthisplant 1h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What is this plant? ..said to be a Pancy.. it's not that..

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r/whatsthisplant 15h ago

Identified βœ” Name of shrub hanging over a stream at temple in Kyoto, Japan?

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49 Upvotes

This photo was taken in a temple garden in Kyoto in November 2022. I think it is Callicarpa Japonica? Do you think we could grow a specimen this large in southern, coastal British Columbia or other Zone 5 areas of North America?


r/whatsthisplant 12h ago

Identified βœ” South central Texas. What are these? First time I’m seeing them grown where I work.

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22 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 7h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ what type of pine is this? My cat keeps wanting to chew on it like crazy. (just wanna know if its safe) (East Eu.)

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10 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 2h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What kind of pear is this?

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2 Upvotes

Mostly yellow with a bit of red/pink, very crunchy and β€œsnappy”. Found in Athens.


r/whatsthisplant 4h ago

Identified βœ” Please help ID a plant from photo in Belize (I believe) I cannot find.

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I am so mad I didn't screenshot. Will continue to look.

The plant was hanging outdoors and the "leaves" (NOT leaves!) hung from all sides at least it appeared 18 inches (out of sight) of the photo). There was no height in the center of the plant. The hanging leaves (what would they be called?) were uniformly bright, almost a lime green.

The hangings from the pot were numerous (maybe 1-1.5 inches thick?) and had what LOOKED like soft "spines" the circumference from top to bottom, almost like a hedgehog's spines...just slightly wider at the base. These "spines" were very dense but did not stick out 90 degrees from the center, but lay down against each other, making rather fat ropy hangings.

This plant was nothing like anything I've seen here in the southeast, but I'm hoping since it's warm/hot/humid so much of the year I stand a chance at keeping one alive...if I can ID and find it.

Also, it you are familiar, suggestions on where to acquire?

Suggestions? TIA!!!


r/whatsthisplant 1d ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What is this bush and are these edible ?

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411 Upvotes

I see these outside of my work and wondered if there edible


r/whatsthisplant 10h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What is this?

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6 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 15h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Is my succulent growing weird?

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12 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 17h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What is growing on top of the soil of my umbrella plant?

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17 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 14h ago

Identified βœ” Any ideas? I'm in Southeast Asia but not sure if plant is native here

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8 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 1d ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Plant suddenly grew from my pot

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97 Upvotes

Beginner gardener here! So I had a rosemary plant that was dead months ago, and I saw a little plant that sprouted from this pot. I have no idea what this plant is and how it came to be. I'm just dying to know what suddenly spawned from this pot out of nowhere!


r/whatsthisplant 23h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Giant Agave? Location: Bay Area, California.

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34 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 4h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What’s this UK pine and can I use it to make tea?

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0 Upvotes

r/whatsthisplant 11h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Help ID my window plant?

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3 Upvotes

Can anyone help us identify this plant? I have had it for almost a year. The length of the branches have tripled in size almost. It is outgrowing the container I have it in. If I can figure out what kind of plant it is, I can look more into how to take care of/transplant it correctly. The last picture is around the time after I first got it.


r/whatsthisplant 23h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ What is this plant? Was sent to us as a gift with no information on the name or care instructions

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21 Upvotes

I am assuming this is an indoor plant as it came with a plant pot but not sure…


r/whatsthisplant 1d ago

Identified βœ” Thai mystery plant

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454 Upvotes

I saw these for sale at a produce market in Phetchabun, Northern Thailand. None of the Thai "aunties" I was with knew what they were. Google Lens tells me it's asparagus. There were no growing plants for sale, only food.


r/whatsthisplant 16h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Is this Scarlet Pimpernel? If not, what it is?

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5 Upvotes

Can I get some help identifying this plant? It has a singular stem and branches out. Today it was above ankle high, but new plants are close to the ground. It is slowly taking over my yard. Found in Santa Clarita Valley, CA


r/whatsthisplant 22h ago

Unidentified πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ No idea what this is but it smells great. Looking to plant it.

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12 Upvotes