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Unknown Leo   Hi Will,
I am including a picture of my unknown plant. I've had this plant for a very long time ( maybe it's an offspring of the original, I couldn't say, since I have several others). The plant flowered about 20 years ago. The flower has a very strong smell mostly at the end of the day. Its characteristics seem to be somewhat like a Dracaena fragans, but for me the leaves are different. Could you help me identify it ?

Thank you so much,

Nancy

Answer
Hi Nancy,

Your plant is a Pleomele thalioides. It is in the same family as Dracaena, is sometimes called a "Lance Dracaena," but is not actually a Dracaena species. As such, it does share some common characteristics with Dracaenas, as you have correctly observed.

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