Solved House plant ID

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  1. JWK

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    Could be an ornamental ginger (Curcuma).
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      I'd go along with possible ginger of some kind.
      Can you give a root a scrape?
       
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        Would it smell of ginger? It's not my plant so will pass this question on.
         
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        The leaves do look like my outdoor ginger plants, thinking of 'Tara'.
         
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          A mild smell may be.
           
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            Ginger, Cardamom and Tumeric leaves are similar and do have slightly aromatic leaves so it could be one of them but not usually sold or grown as a house plant
             
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              I've just had a silly thought:scratch:
              Its not a light starved Canna is it.:biggrin:
               
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                I was just looking at the photo thinking the exact same thing....great minds an' all that, or fools never differ maybe:)
                 
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                  Thanks for the replies. My friend now remembers it is Curcuma. He saw it growing in Florida where it looked wonderful and decided to try it!
                   
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