First time I've seen flowers on a sans! Very star-like and with a slightly spicy fragrance, almost like sherbert!
Flowering Sansevieria
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Flowering Sansevieria
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Re: Flowering Sansevieria
Some sansevieria species are regular flowerers and yes, the perfume is very attractive.
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Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Flowering Sansevieria
Same with this one. First time I have had one of these flower (common Sans referred to as mother in laws tongue).
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Re: Flowering Sansevieria
It produces little drops of sweet nectar.
Also I discovered recently that they are now in Dracaena!
Also I discovered recently that they are now in Dracaena!
You can take the boy out of the greenhouse, but you can't take the greenhouse out of the boy!