Do you know this plant?

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@allknowing (138414)

• India

12 Jan 21

@ZedSmart And I said it already

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

@allknowing @ZedSmart We have some very knowledgeable people on here. Thanks for your input.

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@ZedSmart (19786)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

I'm about to say that it looks like Bromeliad.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

Mother-in-law’s tongue is a cute name

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solxee

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

@ZedSmart lolll how do you know? Haha

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

It's funny how some plants get their names.

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@ZedSmart (19786)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

It's maybe because of the thorns. MIL words can sometimes being hurtful.

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cherigucchi

@cherigucchi (14876)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

I have not seen that kind of flower in real life. Isn't dangerous? But its beautiful

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cherigucchi

@cherigucchi (14876)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv That is nice to know. There are beautiful flowers like that here.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

It has small prickles along the edges but other than that, it's not dangerous.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

12 Jan 21

The botanical name of this plant is Aechmea fasciata... usually called mother in law tongue (lingua di suocera in Italian).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

Anna

@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

12 Jan 21

@Fleura You are right, it's not a mother-in-law tongue... it is definitely a bromeliad, I was still sleepy when I read the post this morning.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30596)

• United Kingdom

12 Jan 21

I agree with the Latin name, it is a bromeliad as others have said. But to me, Mother-in-law's tongue is a different plant, with upright, long pointy leaves.

en.wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

@Fleura The flower of this seems very different.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (10113)

• United States

12 Jan 21

That looks so familiar like my mom had one once. It reminds me of something in the cactus family.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (10113)

• United States

13 Jan 21

@JudyEv They are so pretty. I don't think I can grow one here.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan 21

@noni1959 I think it's more a tropical plant than anything else.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

It's certainly pretty. I'm sure my Mum had something similar too.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87894)

• Bangalore, India

12 Jan 21

That's a lovely plant and a pretty bloom. I am seeing it for the first time.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

As far as I know, it is very hardy and quite easy to grow.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87894)

• Bangalore, India

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv I saw the responses down. Good to know that there is bing.com to help us find names of plants. And mother in law's tongue is a funny name

Not all mother in laws have thorny tongue

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

@arunima25 Mothers-in-law get a bad rap, don't they?

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18404)

• Indonesia

12 Jan 21

It looks like my mother has an mother-in-law tongue plant but it doesn't bloom like this.

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msdivkar

@msdivkar (23359)

• India

12 Jan 21

The plant is as beautiful as the flower it bears. I have never seen the plant.

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msdivkar

@msdivkar (23359)

• India

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv I agree.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

Variegated plants are usually very attractive.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (140158)

• Philippines

12 Jan 21

I think it is a Bromeliad plant.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (140158)

• Philippines

13 Jan 21

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

That seems to be correct.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75646)

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12 Jan 21

the flower is gorgeous. At first, one will think it is plastic.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

Yes, it does look plastic.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

12 Jan 21

i would say green and living - so not in my house. (all flowers come to my house to die)!

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

@DocAndersen Oh, that's pretty sad.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv i have sadly killed so many, it is truly bad. my daughter is living with us right now, she won't let me near her plants (they are still alive)!

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv it really is very sad.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65277)

• Serbia

12 Jan 21

I saw that plant, it's a kind of cactus.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

It does seem to be from that family.

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Teti ariani

@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

12 Jan 21

I don't know about the flower's name. But it seems like you already got your answer. But one for sure when people said it MIL's tongue, I know it's not that plant because my sister has MIL's tongue. And tbh I thought people here in my country made up the MIL's tongue, but apparently people world Wide also use that name.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

If the name is a bit amusing it's bound to travel with the plant I think. There is a 'rotten meat' plant too which smells like rotting flesh.

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Teti ariani

@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

13 Jan 21

@JudyEv i know that plant. It carnivorous. It attracts insects using the rotten meat smell.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan 21

@Cheyee Yes, that's right.

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Key

@hidvcmbr (248)

• Malta

12 Jan 21

I don't know the flower's name but it looks beautiful.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

Thanks. It's a very pretty flower.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90566)

• Arvada, Colorado

12 Jan 21

I love it whatever its called so lovely I want one

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90566)

• Arvada, Colorado

14 Jan 21

@JudyEv Nice I love it..one day I may grow plants but for now I am so busy here for some reason and I need my own land

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jan 21

@RebeccasFarm The roos eat just about anything I plant and I'm not much of a gardener at the best of times.

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

They are very easy to grow. It's one of the bromeliad family I think.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

Fleur

@Fleura (30596)

• United Kingdom

12 Jan 21

It's a bromeliad which is sometimes grown here as a houseplant. It isn't Mother-in-law's tongue though, that is a different plant, with upright, long pointy leaves (hence the name). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aechmea_fasciata

en.wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

Yes, I remember now that my Mum's MIL plant had long, pointy leaves.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

12 Jan 21

I’m familiar with it and see you have your answer.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

12 Jan 21

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 21

There isn't much you can ask that can't be answered by a myLotter. We're nearly as clever as Wikipedia. lol

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Star_disgate

@star_disgate (779)

• Phoenix, Arizona

13 Jan 21

It's very pretty. I am glad you have a place you can go to find out more about it.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

12 Jan 21

Very beautiful plant & flower. I too come across plants I'd like to know of. I don't I know this plant. Glad to know of a plant search site. Thanks! A Bromelaid then.

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