Sansevieria Trifasciata
 

I've never seen it before, but mine is flowering. Is this indicative of
anything I should know about? I know one thing, it got all the neglect I
could have heaped on it.

victoria

Sansevieria Trifasciata
 

Sansevieria trifasciata does bloom.

The most free flowering of all the Sansevierias is Sansevieria parva.

animaux wrote in message
...
I've never seen it before, but mine is flowering. Is this indicative of
anything I should know about? I know one thing, it got all the neglect
I
could have heaped on it.

victoria

Sansevieria Trifasciata
 

You said the magic word: NEGLECT..if the sansaveria thinks it may die,
or need to go dormant, it will bloon. It DOES seem to need some sun to
bloom, but nothing like most houseplants.
I used to leave for six weeks at a time. I'd water mine well before I
left and when I returned, it would be ready to bloom from having been
neglected for that length of time.
And doesn't it smell great!!!



animaux wrote:

I've never seen it before, but mine is flowering. Is this indicative of
anything I should know about? I know one thing, it got all the neglect I
could have heaped on it.

victoria

--
Virginia Walters (907) 283-7305
214 Birch Street
Kenai, Alaska 99611

Sansevieria Trifasciata
 

The bloom has not opened yet. I will take a photo. It's in a north aspect, not
even close to the window and twice a year I give it a complete soak. Outside of
that, I do nothing. It's huge.

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:23:33 -0800, virginia walters
wrote:

You said the magic word: NEGLECT..if the sansaveria thinks it may die,
or need to go dormant, it will bloon. It DOES seem to need some sun to
bloom, but nothing like most houseplants.
I used to leave for six weeks at a time. I'd water mine well before I
left and when I returned, it would be ready to bloom from having been
neglected for that length of time.
And doesn't it smell great!!!



animaux wrote:

I've never seen it before, but mine is flowering. Is this indicative of
anything I should know about? I know one thing, it got all the neglect I
could have heaped on it.

victoria

Sansevieria Trifasciata
 

Absolute nonsense, Virginia.

First of all, Sansevierias can't think.

Second, Sansevierias do best when grown as succulents not as typical
houseplants.

Third, a well watered and well fertilized plant grown in good light will
grow better and flower more reliably than a mistreated one.

Of course, all that is rather difficult to do in Alaska.


virginia walters wrote in message
...
You said the magic word: NEGLECT..if the sansaveria thinks it may die,
or need to go dormant, it will bloon. It DOES seem to need some sun to
bloom, but nothing like most houseplants.
I used to leave for six weeks at a time. I'd water mine well before I
left and when I returned, it would be ready to bloom from having been
neglected for that length of time.
And doesn't it smell great!!!



animaux wrote:

I've never seen it before, but mine is flowering. Is this indicative of
anything I should know about? I know one thing, it got all the
neglect I
could have heaped on it.

victoria

--
Virginia Walters (907) 283-7305
214 Birch Street
Kenai, Alaska 99611