# Need help with plant identification
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 10, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853 "2003-06-10T13:36:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853/1 "2003-06-10T13:36:41Z")
I reaaaaaaally need to know what this plant is, it’s driving me NUTS!
I don’t have much of a green thumb, and up until about a week ago, I had never owned a plant. We went to Wal-Mart and bought a $4 house plant. It had no sticker or spike that said WHAT this plant was.
This is where you guys come in. I’ll try to describe it as best I can.
It has probably between 12-15 leaves on it that range from about 6 inches - 9 inches long. The leaves are Spear shaped () as opposed to heart shaped. The leaves are orange, yellow and bright pink with green veins and stem. For a while we thought it was a Caladium, but the colours are opposite and it is heart shaped.
It looks something like this [http://www.alphapics.com/apwmtropicalplant.jpg](http://www.alphapics.com/apwmtropicalplant.jpg) but more green on the leaves.
Hopefully there is someone out there that can identify this plant so I can find out how to care for it!!
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### Author:  [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853/2 "2003-06-10T14:14:24Z")
I have had decent luck with [lowes.com](http://lowes.com) for houseplant identification. I bought an unmarked plant from Wal\*Mart, too!! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853/3 "2003-06-10T14:40:10Z")
Your plant is a[croton](http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/022699.htm). I hope you have a sunny window to keep it in.
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### Author:  [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-plant-identification/180853/4 "2003-06-10T14:59:58Z")
Thank you Avarie, I found it!!! And, Squink is right!
Thanks guys!
Weeks of wondering is OVAH!