Have I got your attention? Well, if I haven't then wait until evening because that is when I will wow you with the most incredible fragrance. And look how small I am! Just a foot tall and skinny with it.
Who am I? I'm Sansevieria parva, or the Kenyan hyacinth and as you might guess I am native to Eastern Africa.
Until a couple for weeks ago I simply consisted of ten or so strappy, foot-long leaves each dark green and banded horizontally with a lighter green. Then suddenly I produced a flowers stalk which grew in length until my flowers began to open from the bottom up.
My blooms stay open during the day but it is at night I come to life perfuming the air with the sweetest springtime fragrance, reminiscent of hyacainths.
I don't like too much water and prefer a well draining cactus mix and don't leave me out in the cold. Only zone 10 and up for outdoors. I am perfectly happy in a bright room with indirect light and treat me right I will perfume your house in the spring for many nights and I may even make babies.
Pretty and fragrant - I'm going to look for that one!
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ReplyDeleteOh, I don't think I've seen or smelled this one (or, if so, maybe it was at a botanical garden). Looks like a great house plant.
ReplyDeleteHow fun is THIS?? Thanks for the info on this lovely plant!
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteI saw at a craft fair that they can be dried.
Oh wow, what a remarkable plant! Might have to look into getting one myself!
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