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HELP! Plant ID?


Question
Hi!

I received 4 plants as a gift from my neighbor who is moving away.

I have cats, and I am worried if these are poisonous to them :(

Could you help me ID them?

All I have is a camera phone, so I am sorry the pictures are dark/kind of fuzzy.

The first plant is huuuge! At least 3ft across and 2-3ft tall.

It has BIG leaves, and these lily looking leaves with prickly things inside. I see this particular plant everywhere but no idea what it is. This is the one I am most worried about because I have it on the floor because I have nowhere else to put it.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/bigplant1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/bigplant2.jpg

The second plant is on a stand in a small pot. It looks like there are at least 4 different types of plants in it.
I took a picture from both sides.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/mediumplant1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/mediumplant2.jpg

The 3rd plant looks like.. grass? I dunno. It looks like this thing my gramma has in her yard that blooms every year into HUGE red flowers. So pretty!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/smallplant1.jpg

The 4th is tiny and cute. The leaves are very fuzzy. There is a teeny tiny little bud in the center that looks like a small rose.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Desirai/smallplant2.jpg


Thanks so much if you can help me.

If you cannot I understand -- the picture qualities ARE pretty bad.. but thank you!!!

Answer
big plant: Peace lilly, Spathiphyllum sp.  I don't think its poisonous.
medium plant: this is a mixed planting obviously.  The one in the middle with the light colored center is a Dieffenbachia- POISONOUS.  That being said, my cat ripped one to shreds and it didn't seem to bother her.  The palm is a parlor palm, Chamadorea elegans.  The other vines are an arrowhead vine (white variegated), an english ivy (lobed leaves), and heart-leafed philodendron.  None poisonous as far as I know.  
small plant 1: orchid, not sure what type.  not poisonous.  If your gramma has one in her yard, she lives in a tropical area, otherwise, she has something else.  If you give it enough light and care, you might get it to bloom once a year.
small plant2: african violet.  I don't think they're poisonous.

Trey

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