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Re: Sansevieria kirkii var. pulchra

> I'm jealous! I've heard about this plant blooming on occasion
> releasing a
> wonderful fragrance. I've had a Sansevieria (? Long sword
> leaves) for about
> 17 years and the plant still hasn't bloomed for me! :( Perhaps
> more light
> would do the trick?
>
> No need to apologized! I'd be excited as you are!
>
> I do know they are part of the lily family so I guess the
> guidelines are
> pretty much the same.
>
> Sujan>

This is not your ordinary snake plant.  That is Sansevieria
trifasciata.  This is a different species.  The leaves spread out
flatter.  It is about 3 ft. in diameter.  One of the leaves
measures 2' with some that are shorter.  I've noticed the shorter
ones stand up until they grow longer and flatten out.  They are
almost a deep olive green with splashes of lighter green on
them--very blotchy looking.  There is a red edge around each
leaf.  This is the best description I can come up with.  I found
it one day 6 springs ago at a local nursery and verified that the
label was actually correct for a change.  It is in a 12' pot
now.   Receives water and fertlizer whenever I think of it which
isn't oftener than 1x a week for water and maybe 1x a month for
fertilizer.  It is thriving on what I can benign neglect.  In
fact, when I tried putting it on a more regular watering
schedule, I lost part of it due to rot.

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