jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A surprise bloom!
3 Aug '06 10:49 pm My garden has a mix variety of flowering and non-flowering plants. Among the non-flowering plants that I fancy are the 'Sansevieria Trifasciata' species (aka Snakeplant or Mother-in-law's tongue ), well-known for their lovely variegated stiff sword-shaped leaves that grows upright or form a dwarf rosette. However, I was pleasantly surprised about three weeks ago when one of the four species that adorn my garden started to throw out an upright stem (measuring 27") with very strange tiny buds. It eventually bloomed into a lovely display of curly, creamy white flowers. They normally bloom fully in the evenings and sweetly scent the whole compound. How amazing, I didn't know that this plant produces flowers and fragrant ones, too! I'm in-love with it and feel blessed by its appearance
Surprisingly, it's long lasting, though it's slowly wilting now, and hastened by rain for the past five days
Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Surprise Bloom
4 Aug '06 2:13 am Beautiful Jacqueline! Your sansevieria must be very happy. I have a very large, very old one in a pot that has, on occasion, bloomed; but I never noticed a fragrance. I don't think I could grow one outside in my climate, but it might be worth a try.
Faith
jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Happy Sansevieria!
4 Aug '06 10:37 pm Hi Faith, thanks for your lovely comment. I definitely do agree that it's very happy, otherwise it wouldn't have rewarded me with its rare bloom inspite of my fickleness Why? Sometime mid June, I removed them (with its baby which is taller than its parent plant ) from their cosy ground space where it resided for slightly more than a year because they were growing too tall and their leave tips were squashed by the wire netting above it. So, I replanted them into a large pot. However, two weeks later, I yanked them out again and replanted them back into an available ground space (small restricted area without any obstacles above) when I read online that these plants like to be root-bound. I can assure you that they're very hardy plants, because in less than a month the parent plant was smiling at me with its lovely blooms, must be happy with its new sunny home.
Faith, I think you should try growing them outside because the lovely fragranted flowers are definitely worthwhile the challenge
gbronner
valued contributor
Brings Back Memories
5 Aug '06 12:44 pm Hi Jacqueline your Sansevieria brings back memories of my youth while growing up in South Florida. There use to be a large patch of rocky hard ground along the lot line and the only thing that would grow there were the Sansevieria.
They would bloom and when you walked by in the evening you could smell thier fragrance.
I have not seen one in bloom in over 20 years now! Thank you so much with sharing yours with us.
jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Youthful Memories
5 Aug '06 8:44 pm You're most welcome Glenn, though the pleasure is really mine . I'm so happy that these lovely blooms brought sweet memories for you.
I'm hoping that it won't be a one time affair like a heliconia plant, but it'll continue to bloom over and over again and propogate more babies...the more the merrier I'll be!
), well-known for their lovely variegated stiff sword-shaped leaves that grows upright or form a dwarf rosette. However, I was pleasantly surprised about three weeks ago when one of the four species that adorn my garden started to throw out an upright stem (measuring 27") with very strange tiny buds. It eventually bloomed into a lovely display of curly, creamy white flowers. They normally bloom fully in the evenings and sweetly scent the whole compound. 
How amazing, I didn't know that this plant produces flowers and fragrant ones, too! I'm in-love with it and feel blessed by its appearance 
) from their cosy ground space where it resided for slightly more than a year because they were growing too tall and their leave tips were squashed by the wire netting above it. So, I replanted them into a large pot. However, two weeks later, I yanked them out again and replanted them back into an available ground space (small restricted area without any obstacles above) when I read online that these plants like to be root-bound. I can assure you that they're very hardy plants, because in less than a month the parent plant was smiling at me with its lovely blooms, must be happy with its new sunny home. 
