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Someone gave me this plant. I don't know what it is.Please identify.

What happened? Is there no one to identify my plant. I am really very disappointed.

maybe freesia

Rohail Asad wrote:What happened? Is there no one to identify my plant. I am really very disappointed.

Dear Asad, identifying an unknown plant without flowers is like guessing the dress of a stranger just by the voice on the phone. I did post your question in another forum but nobody could identify without flowers either. You didn't tell any details. Does it flower? Is it a bulbous plant or not? You may sacrifice one plant and show the bulb form if you are interested. Thanks.

Thanks Farhan bhai

Doesn't it look like an Iris plant?

Farooq bhai, if i knew the plant description i would have told it you.The one who gave me this plant told me that white flowers come on it. In the meanwhile, plant leaves dried and they were dead. I took the plant out of the pot and saw that it was a bulbous plant. The bulbs were very small and unhealthy with one black spot on each of the bulb. I shifted that bulbs in other pots and i am waiting for the result.

Rohail I saw your post at first place but as Farooq sb has mentioned sometimes its hard to identify a plant from its foliage specially a bulbous plant because their foliage are more or less similar specially those who are under the same family, therefor its a bit difficult to to tell which bulbous plant it is, it look more like a freesia or may be from same family.
but we don't need to worry about it usually we have wait until it flower to identify, but you should know their behaviour in general in order to keep it alive, as you have informed in your post that you have already transplanted the bulbs which is not recommended during growth stage, but now as you have already done that so never mind, keep it on minimum water as bulbous plant get rotted with more water and as we don't know which bulb it is and its water requirements hence minimum water secondly we need to know if its a winter, spring or summer flowering, if you could ask the person who gave it to you because all three types are different.
keep an eye with minimum water and if the condition get worst means leaves start turning yellow then stop watering and after a week or so dig the bulbs and store them in cool dry place (in a cardboard with some holes and newspaper) and try to plant them next season, because most of the bulbs survive in the storage except few like lilies and in this way you may get blooms next season and we could help you with identification.

I hope this may help you, for further help you may contact whenever you feel

Hamad

Hamad bhai, thanks for your precious advise. I will act upon your advise. I am learning much from this forum.You and other senior member of this forum are like my teacher.