# Identify this houseplant

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-houseplant/644858>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-houseplant/644858 "2012-12-22T18:58:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-houseplant/644858/21 "2012-12-23T17:25:52Z")

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> [@Ionizer](#):
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> Sorry I am unable to give an exact species, but having been into bonsai awhile back, I can say I recognize this plant as a popular ‘beginner’s bonsai’ species.

Well, this is certainly good news. The owner is interested in getting into bonsai and was hopeful that she could start with this plant.

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> Seeing the gravelly soil it is in makes me think it was sold as a bonsai-type, too.

No, it wasn’t sold as a bonsai. It was actually part of a primula flower arrangement which included three plants, plus some crafted decorations, in the same pot. The other two plants outgrew the pot and so were transferred to separate pots.

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**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-houseplant/644858/22 "2012-12-23T17:36:50Z")

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Whatever - isn’t this a great site?

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