Dracaena?

It may be Yucca elephantipes.

https://www.ourhouseplants.com/plants/yucca

Whatever it is pot is definitely too small.

I wondered if it was a Corn Plant (Dracaena species?) or a yucca el. also but the non-woody stalk has me puzzled...

And, yes! Pot is WAY too small :P Once my outdoor garden has been cleaned up, will be repotting this big boy.

recently inherited this plant

==>>> if that means you recently moved it to a new location.. new house.. new light.. new humidity.. all new plant culture variables ... one might consider that it is stressed ...

and repotting a stressed plant.. can lead to a REALLY STRESSED plant ...

you might be best off.. letting it settle down ... perhaps call it harden off... to its new location.. before you go all in.. on a transplant/repot ...

you are also going to have to figure out.. how to secure a rather tall plant ... while the new media settles around it .. wouldnt want it flopping over repeatedly.. prewetting your media might do most of the job so you can pack it in there ....

ken

Hi ken_adrian
Good points...the plant came from my MIL’s house and we have totally different home layout/exposure, etc. She had it in a north facing window (with a covered po chain front!), house is kept a bit warmer than mine but it was doing very well there. In fact, she gave it to me because it got too big for her small living room. Surprisingly though, she had no clue what it was and just watered it once a week routinely. The pot isn’t even a draining pot! As for the plant itself, it is extremely sturdy as it is—self-supporting. I’d love to know what it is exactly so I can properly care for it :)

"repotting a stressed plant.. can lead to a REALLY STRESSED plant"

I totally agree!

Judging by the great results, your MIL advice how to care for the plant would be better than any info you could find otherwise.

Yes, probably a good idea to wait until the spring to repot.

@windberry: I would take her advice but she didn't have any other than "I don't know what it is and I just watered on Sundays" LOL. But considering her house is kept 2C hotter than my house and the majority of her windows facing N (with sheer curtains, I might add) and mine are completely uncovered S--figured I couldn't just do what she was doing. For now, I'll have to leave it where I put it and water when the soil feels dry.

Evidently, she watered it once a week and it was not getting any direct sunlight. I think you can follow that, but ask her how much water she gave it in a single application. As for 2 degrees C -it is not that significant difference, you can give it just a few drops of water less.

@windberry: ok thanks :)

So nothing definitive about what the plant is exactly?

It looks like Yucca elephantipes a/k/a Y. gigantea to me.

On closer inspection from a different monitor, I think I see raised rib on the leaf reverse. If that is the case, Cordyline is a more likely ID. Look @ C. glauca and C. stricta.

@Dave & @Tiffany: I feel terrible for not seeing these responses until now, 7 months later! Tomorrow, I'll take a picture of the entire plant and a closeup of the end of the leaf blade. It definitely is finely serrated. It's still in the silly tiny pot which I want to repot very soon but I'm currently researching "soil mixes"...sigh.