Plant mystery! Help with ID?

[likerain]

My boyfriend's grandmother recently passed away, and we subsequently inherited one of the many houseplants that she owned and cared for. The only problem is that I've no idea what it is exactly - or what "they" are, to be more precise, as there are three different types of plant in this one container that we received!

I've snapped some photos in the hopes that someone might be able to help identify them?

01; Full shot. Click on any of these for a larger version.


02; Secondary plant. Beautiful leaves!


03; Close up shot of the leafing.


04; The "baby." It's very soft and fuzzy.



They really are lovely; my beau's grandmother loved to garden, and she loved her plants. I would feel just awful if any of them died due to my ignorance. :(

Comments

[nerosmaster]

The tall one in the middle is a Dragon Tree. Might have been grown somewhere humid like a kitchen as it still has a lot of leaves, but it will start to drop leaves from the bottom as it grows. It grows toward the light so you may have to turn the pot occasionally to keep it straight. Doesn't like being overwatered.
As the other plants are in the same pot they probably like similar conditions.

[likerain]

thank you! i've been reading up on dragon trees, and i'm very excited about having inherited this one. it appears the other two do indeed seem to thrive in the same conditions as well, although i'm not sure i'll be keeping the african violet (the third one). we shall see!

thanks again. :)

[sara]

Yep, dracaena. And the others are familiar garden center type houseplants.

No direct sunlight, water when the soil's dried out, maybe a little fertilizer once or twice a year.

[likerain]

good, they seem to be relatively easy to care for, and somewhat forgiving of slip ups, which is what i was hoping for! thank you. :)

[illuviel]

Yup on the dracena.

The fuzzy baby is an African violet.

http://www.optimara.com/africanvioletcare1.html

They also *greatlty* dislike overwatering and having wet leaves and stems, and are often kept in special pots which water from a reservoir in the base.