Ask The Expert: What kind of plant is this? I would like to know what kind of plant this is and how I should take care of it please. My mother got it as a gift when her mother died. So i would like to keep it alive as long as possible.. Flower Shop Network Plant Expert Reply: Crystal, It looks like a dish garden with multiple plants. The tallest plants seems to be a type of parlor palm. However, to identify the other plants I need a close up picture of each one. If you intend to keep all the plants together in the dish garden, I would place it in a medium light location and keep it moderately moist but not soggy. If you send me pictures of the other plants and want to separate them into multiple containers, I will tell you how to take care of each one. Ask The Expert: Thank you for your prompt reply and help. These are the best photos I think I'm going to get... Using a crappy laptop webcam, LOL. But I took several, so I hope that helps. And again, thank you [...]