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What's this Plant?

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I bought this plant at a flea market this weekend in Central Virginia, USA. I'm not sure what it is, however, and I want to make sure to take proper care of it. I was hoping you all could help. Thanks so much!

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[–] blaise@champserver.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm no expert, but that looks like it could be a Canna lily, probably just called arrowroot locally:https://media.sciencephoto.com/image/b7400814/800wm/B7400814-Canna_lily_leaves_Canna_x_generalis_.jpg

There's more info here: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/canna/

And good 'ol wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_(plant)

[–] Rinariji@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like a hosta to me. If so, they grow in clusters that can be dug up and split to make many more to spread them around your garden. They can grow quite large, 3-4 feet across. This looks like the product of a split.

[–] kevin@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never seen a hosta with a stalk that high - the leaves are usually closer to the base, no?

[–] Rinariji@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When we split ours, since the grouping was so large, it took a while to spread back out and they looked like this for a bit.

[–] kevin@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting... That may be in my future:

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