Let's see those '10 gardens

07-06-2010, 10:21 AM

I have this houseplant, it's a Dracena fragrans.

It's called a "corn plant" in the house plant trade. This one is about 20 years old. It gets too tall and breaks sometimes. Then we stick the broken branch into another pot or back in this same pot and it will grow.
A couple of days ago my wife asked me if I had noticed the flowers on this plant. I had not. I looked up and saw these.

None had opened yet, though. Now that they are opening it is obvious why they are called "fragrans". Intense lily smell, beautiful but overpowering in the evening. We might have to cut it off if it gets much stronger. It looks like it will be opening for a while.

HK3- · 07-16-2010, 07:42 AM

Bump for the gardens.

Picking tomatoes like crazy down here. So far I've managed to fill two large mixing bowls with them.

My vine that was climbing my shed fell down after a storm earlier in the week. I had to hack some of the vines off and prop it back up so it will keep growing. Everyday it latches onto my pepper plants and I have to remove them. Note to self- Don't plant vines close to the veggies!

07-06-2010, 10:21 AM	#1
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens I have this houseplant, it's a Dracena fragrans. It's called a "corn plant" in the house plant trade. This one is about 20 years old. It gets too tall and breaks sometimes. Then we stick the broken branch into another pot or back in this same pot and it will grow. A couple of days ago my wife asked me if I had noticed the flowers on this plant. I had not. I looked up and saw these. None had opened yet, though. Now that they are opening it is obvious why they are called "fragrans". Intense lily smell, beautiful but overpowering in the evening. We might have to cut it off if it gets much stronger. It looks like it will be opening for a while. Last edited by BC-Axeman; 07-06-2010 at 10:22 AM. Reason: forgot to scale down image

07-16-2010, 07:42 AM	#2
HK3- Cashmere Jungle Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Boffa Location: The town so nice they named it twice Posts: 5,035 Trading: (48)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens Bump for the gardens. Picking tomatoes like crazy down here. So far I've managed to fill two large mixing bowls with them. My vine that was climbing my shed fell down after a storm earlier in the week. I had to hack some of the vines off and prop it back up so it will keep growing. Everyday it latches onto my pepper plants and I have to remove them. Note to self- Don't plant vines close to the veggies!