I know that I am naive, but I didn't know this plant had a flower!
Mother in laws tongue in bloom
Here you go:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1009699/
Wow, I am going to keep an eye on mine now. I divided and planted some of the very tall ones with yellow up the sides, in about three differrent places around the yard and they're all doing very well. They've been out a couple of years. I also have some birdsnest and the tubular ones outside and they just love it. I have thrown a blanket over them the one or two times it get down to freezing (a year) and they never waver. DH hates it when I bring plants in for the winter.
Thanks for sharing the thread.
Sansevierias are not too easy to id from pictures. Many of the leaves are very similar. Since you have the flowers, perhaps it will be easier to narrow it down.
That is a fine example of a blooming sans!!
Johanna
This message was edited Oct 13, 2009 4:19 PM
What were the night time minimum temperatures when it did flower?
I have had a trifaciata bloom for me in an apartment I had. Nighttime temperatures were quite warm, so I doubt that temperature plays a role. Personally I believe that it is care and feeding. We treat Sans like junk plants, putting them in the dark and forgetting about them. Treating them like plants may be all that is necessary, and is a thesis I am testing out this year, to see if I can bloom one by just treating it well.
Mine are about the most neglected plants you can get. They're out in the hot sun most of the day all year. They get 4 months of the year with absolutely no rain and no watering with daily temperatures between 30C and 35C (our winter time) and no cloud cover. They flower prolifically every year but only when we get our coldest nights, between 10C to 12C. As this flowering happens every year I believe temperature is the trigger they need to flower. As another DG member pointed out, on the island where they live which is closer to the equator than me these plants grow well but never flower. On an island temperature is moderated by sea water temperature and they're surrounded by equatorial seas.
Mine bloomed in fall as summer was ending. It may also be a photo-period trigger, which has been my thought. Typically photo-period and temperature triggers can appear similar, until one or the other is controlled. In my case, indoor culture at least partially controlled temperature, yet mine bloomed, causing me to lean to the shortening days.
Mine blooms in the middle of winter when the temperatures are at their coldest over night. Photo-periodicity is a negligible issue here as we have little difference between the longest and shortest days of the year. But even if it were an issue, then the plants in the island situation that I quoted would have flowered as well. But they don't as the temperature there doesn't get low enough.
The plant in the picture is in Naples, FL. The night time temperatures all summer are 74F or higher. This year, June was unusually dry. The plant bloomed in July. This had been a very hot summer - over 90 everyday, but two.
I read they had to be pot bound. Guess that blew it out of the water
didn't it?? That is a gorgeous picture. Have you heard this?
Charleen
Sorry that link was removed. I don't know why.
Hortus, Do you know the name of your sansevieria ? I have seen pictures of this sans blooming in sand and sun in Florida.
Johanna
Personally I have never been able to pot bind this plant. It either breaks or terribly distorts pots they stay in. I use plastic, so when it distorts I know to pot it into a bigger one.
Hortus, You may have to do a google search for photos of sansevieria
hyacinthoides. I think this is yours.
Johanna
Did I miss something? It appears that I can't cut and paste a link to a site anymore. When dd this start??
This message was edited Oct 13, 2009 4:18 PM
You may be right about S. hyacinthoides. I can not tell. This plant is doing its own thing in an untended, un-irrigated area at my church.
HUM,,at a church. Guess God knows what He's doing.
Lovely flower.
Hap
What a Beautiful Blessing for all who sees it.
God bless America.
Hetty, I'm still up North freezing my butt off in this 44 degree weather with rain every day!! I did want to thank you for the thread on sansevierias. I found it helpful; and hope mine are ok when I return. My son's surgery was Thursday. The doc went in expecting an hour in surgery, but discovered the tear in his rotator cuff to be much larger than expected. The surgery was three hours long. He's home on percocet and attached to a machine that runs icy cold water around his shoulder. The machine comes off today. The pain has already hit him. I must admit it is so rewarding to be able to wait on my 40+ year old son again! and always love spending time with the grandkids!! 5 year old granddaughter is cheerleading at a football game tomorrow and 7 year old grandson is taking Karate!!
I was able to hire someone to come and water my plants but was unable to show him where they all are beforehand, so my fingers are crossed.
Happy gardening all!
Marianne
Bless your heart, been a heck of a YEAR, HELPING FOLKS.
What a blessing you are for your family. The GK's sound cute as can be.
Hang in there,
Charleen
The 'Mummie' in us never goes away, huh!
The world is a better place with good mummies.
Hap
Does it have a scent?
Beautiful blooms on your Sans. They are a delight when they bloom. If like other Sans blooms, the fragrance will be strong.
In my opinion, the blooms are triggered by short daylight, normal in winter. I've had a variety of Sansevieria bloom in winter but some in the heated indoors, some on a 40° to 50° enclosed porch. Lighting conditions could be the possible trigger.
In other words folks. They do what they want to do when they want to do it!
Ain't that just like a plant for ya? They never read their, 'care' labels either.
Hap