does anybody know what type of flower this is?
http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs19/300W/i/2007/255/0/1/mother_in_laws_tongue_by_randomdoodster.jpg
because i'm pretty sure it's not a mother-in-laws-tongue
2007-10-01 22:14:10 · 6 answers · asked by randomdoodster 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
some asked for more details so here it is.
it's growing in Perth, Australia.
the entire plant is basically just what you see in the picture, stem with buds hanging off.
I've never seen the flowers open before.
hope this helps
2007-10-02 16:23:40 · update #1
Rooikat, nailed it "Spit" - Gasteria pillansii var. pillansii RScott
2007-10-03 13:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by rscottx2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, you're randomdood. I did a search for your flower and came across your photos at deviantart.com. Anyhow, you are correct in that it is not a mother in law's tongue flower.
This is:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-471%26va%3Dmother%2Blaws%2Btongue%2Bplant%2Bflower%26sz%3Dall&w=332&h=500&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F87%2F207793788_caf1fabbe3_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F67567835%40N00%2F207793788%2F&size=84.2kB&name=207793788_caf1fabbe3.jpg&p=mother+laws+tongue+plant+flower&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=1&oid=5561e376ee89792e&fusr=keistersmom&tit=Flowers+on+the+Snake+Plant+aka+Mother+in+laws+tongue&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F67567835%40N00%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p
I still don't know what the flower is, but I will continue to look.
Could take a while. I'll star it and maybe RScott will join the search.
You know what? I think it is a Hosta flower spike or delphinium that has not opened up yet. Can you give us more information like what does the foliage look like? What zone was it growing in? What do the flowers look like when they are open?
WTG Rooikat :)
2007-10-02 05:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so familiar .. I think it is a gasteria. What does the rest of the plant look like? One look is a million words.
Others that fit into the mold are Poellnitzia, Drimiopsis and the smaller grassland aloes such as A. aristata
2007-10-02 11:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by Rooikat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It certainly is not mother -in laws tongue.
Does look a bit like these http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=dicentra&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
2007-10-02 07:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by scotkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wish I knew... almost looks like a fruit...hm... good luck.
Hey I was thinking about your flower today... are you sure thats not an early foxglove? I think it is.
2007-10-02 01:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like one of these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lil_martagon_var_cattaniae_01Infl_Griechenland_Rhodopen_16_07_01.jpg
before it has bloomed.
2007-10-02 03:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by aggylu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋