# Garden/House Plant ID, please

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311 "2020-06-09T19:04:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/1 "2020-06-09T19:04:51Z")

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Hello everyone,

What plant is this? It looks similar to the arum that grows in our yard. I got it from my mom’s place, and we don’t know how to care for it.

[[Album] MYSTERY PLANT? ![](https://i.imgur.com/uS1eYoN.jpeg?fb "MYSTERY PLANT?") ](https://imgur.com/a/Qfb9fT7)

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/2 "2020-06-09T19:47:01Z")

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> [@somepumpkin](#):
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> Hello everyone,
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> What plant is this? It looks similar to the arum that grows in our yard. I got it from my mom’s place, and we don’t know how to care for it.  
> [MYSTERY PLANT? - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/a/Qfb9fT7)
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> Thanks in advance!

Looks like calla lily to me.

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/3 "2020-06-09T20:15:53Z")

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If it likes full sun it’s a calla. If it likes shade it’s arum. There are many varieties of each, and they can be similar in appearance, but they are not closely related.

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**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/4 "2020-06-09T20:23:04Z")

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Pretty sure that’s a calla. My neighbor was a major hybridizer of calla lilies.

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**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/5 "2020-06-09T20:35:49Z")

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Ran it through Picture This and it is indeed a calla lilly.

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**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-house-plant-id-please/855311/6 "2020-06-11T00:37:32Z")

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Just posting a quick thank you to all you guys/gals. I’m learning about calla lilies now, and we’re looking forward to seeing the flowers. Peace!