It's a jade plant--Crassula ovata. It's a succulent, so don't overwater and give it a well-draining soil, like Al's gritty mix.

This post was edited by odyssey3 on Sun, May 5, 13 at 21:43

Those leaves on the plant can also root

Got it! Thanks so much! They all had this nasty soaked stuff in tbe planter box.

That looks like a bunch of sphagnum moss, which does hold a ton of water. You did right by getting rid of it!

Thank you so much! I found similar images on the net but it wasnt exact. Im still learning the tricks of the internet. so once again thank you! And you say they root, what does that mean? Like you can just stick it in the soil and it grows?

You are correct. As to how to go about doing that, I'm not one to give advice (don't want to tell you the wrong information). Just look up propagating jade plants (crassula ovata) from leaves during your research (if nobody chimes in).

Planto

They (leaves) seem to do best for me if they are just laying on the surface, not buried. The pics in this discussion should be enlightening. Many babies also come from partially submerging the leaves.