My friend with the Midas touch!
Commonly called the snake plant or Mother-in-law's tongue. It is an easy plant to grow and if you are lucky to have a friend with the Midas touch, you might just get one to bloom.
8 years ago
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
My Sansevieria trifasciata has flower buds!
I have been growing this plant for at least 10 years. Last August a friend of mine was visiting and mentioned that her plant blooms. She must have the Midas touch because for the first time mine now has three flower stocks coming up. I believe that it is doing this just for her! I will add more photos as it opens but for now here are a few shots of "my little miracle."
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I have never thought anybody would get so excited over the Sansevieria flowers. Here in my part of the world, these plants are very common and considered a weed. The flowers are not considered to be much at all. It's lovely to see that someone really appreciates their beauty.
ReplyDeleteI've always had a patch or two in all my gardens over the years and they have flowered regularly but I obviously have never appreciated them properly.
Bernie, I know, isn't it funny how one man's weeds are another one's flowers? I feel the same way about Queen Anne's Lace. Most people pull it up as weeds and I transplant them to my cutting garden.
ReplyDeleteI also just found out that a weed I have growing abundantly is eaten by Mexican people. It is called purslane and can be seen here.
Run you mouse over the word here in my previous comment to see a picture of purslane.
ReplyDeleteFar from a weed here in Oregon. I keep a clump in the greenhouse and it flowers for me as well...love it!
ReplyDeleteI recently bought 2 of these beautiful plants and put them in pots, I noticed yesterday there is a small bud coming up next to one of them, it looks like a baby growth or something, I did feel around the bottom of the root and it is growing from the main plant. So far neither of them are very big, maybe 1ft for the one growing a baby next to it.. I am wondering if I can take it out when its bigger and replant it in a different pot and grow another plant? Or if it is something else? Thank you :)
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