Comments on: Mother In Law’s Tongue

By: BRENDA

BRENDA — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:36:50 +0000

I HAVE A MOTHER IN LAWS TONGUE PLANT 2- OF THEM ACTUALLY. THAT MY MOTHER HAD AND SHE GROWED THEM WITHOUT ANY SOIL SHE HAD THEM IN A TALL JAR WITH ONLY WATER NEVER FERTILIZED. SHE NEVER CHANGED THE ORIGINAL WATER SHE WOULD LET THE WATER IN THE JAR GET REALLY LOW AND THEN SHE WOULD FILL IT UP AGAIN. THEY ARE ABOUT 8 YEAR OLD 2-FOOT TALL. VERY BEAUTIFUL. AMAZING THE KNOWLEDGE MY MOM KNEW. SHE PASSED AWAY 4-YEARS AGO.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:57:29 +0000

My leaves of my mother-in-laws tongue are starting to fold in half lenghtwise. What is causing that? Color is green, They’re just all seeming to close in half. Help!!

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:05:53 +0000

Why are the leaves of Mother In Law’s Tongue turning YELLOW? Please help!

By: adkins

adkins — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:42:28 +0000

I have an offspring of one from my grandmother from 1976, my mother has that one now and it has been repotted several times, at present there must be 16 pots from the same plant, The original is still alive and five and half feet tall but never bloomed. and I even had to cut back a couple leaves for on reason or another. of all the plants from this one , only the one in the bathroom that has an western 12″ x18″ window has bloomes for the first time. all repotted plants was given three shoots. the flowers are wonderfull, and would be great if I knew what to do to keep them blooming..thanks to all of you who have taken the time to write a little of what you know and why. god bless !

By: Erica 2

Erica 2 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:43:45 +0000

i have mother in law tongue plants outside that have been here since before i moved in. I never really liked them and we tried to dig them out but the roots are so large and and some have even gone under my driveway. i planted lilies and was hoping we had gotten all of the mother in law plants’ roots but instead the plants have multipled . apparently in trying to cut them out we cut them into smaller pieces and i would love to know how i can get rid of them without digging up my lily plants and without killing them. does anyone have an idea so i can quit pulling them out almost daily? i am desparate. thanks:)

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:49:03 +0000

I have a few different plants in my family room area. I just recently got this mother in law tongue. All of the sudden I have spider mites all over it and also some flying things that I can’t identify. I have tried the soapy water trick, and I had no luck at all. Today I went to Lowes and got some insecticidal soap and I put the plants out on the porch. I didnt have this problem until I bought the mother in laws. the other plants I have had for about 2 yrs +, Does anyone have any suggestions?

By: judy smedley

judy smedley — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:42:09 +0000

My snake plant has some leaves the bend over and some leaves that look like they are folding in half length wise. What causes this?

By: Mary Stocker

Mary Stocker — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:44:49 +0000

I have a snake plant .it is beautiful and tall but now there are four or five things coming up out of the dirt about the size of a thumb.; They do not have leaves on them. Are they new plants or blooms or what?

By: The Tax Lady

The Tax Lady — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:00:37 +0000

My plant started out as a 3 stem throw-a-way from a nursery in Hingham, Mass. I plucked it out of the trash, then babied it for years. Took it with me where ever I moved. Had it on my kitchen counter, next to the sink, and used to hang my re-used-washed zip-lock bags on it to dry the bags. Repotted it as it expanded in width. Then we moved to Swansea, Massachusetts, and planted it in the ground in the Florida room addition.
Year round light, and bright area, but never full sun. It finally bloomed !!! and the whole Florida room was full of this delightful aroma. My cat never touched the plant. When we moved to Florida, it broke my heart to leave the plant behind, but the new owners insisted the MILT plant, MUST STAY PUT. I finally asked my husband to get me another plant while here in Florida. I need a place to drip-dry my zip-lock bags !!
Watering the plant only once every two weeks, in a very well drained pot. Never let its roots sit in water. think of it almost like a cactus. “less is best”. Once it starts to bloom, it must get polinated to bloom again. When it was in the Florida room, a few hornets, and the like would get in, and I guess they did the BEE thing, and the plant bloomed again, Year after year. So I suggest you put the plant outside during the summer, so the bees get to it. And when I did water it, I always used the sink sprayer. From the TOP of the plant. (imitating natural rain, and room temperature water) Also washes any dust off the leaves, to keep its pore’s open. And the Florida room, always had the Juke box playing soft rock, SLOW oldies, or 40′s & 50′s instrumentals. Fresh spring & summer breezes whenever the weather got nice, I’d open the windows for clean air.
My first bloom was when the plant was about 6 inches across. Must be a mature plant.
My plant was 30 years old when I had to leave her in Massachusetts.
Whenever growing any plant, you must immitate the original native habitate.
And wipe off any foreign objects (spider webs, scale, etc) with a damp washcloth dipped with a mild dish detergent. I only fertilized it once in the spring, and once in the fall with “flowering plant food”. That will encourge blooms.

By: dee

dee — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:23:55 +0000

just wanted to say that my mil plant has bloomed twice now in the last month. very pretty delicate flowers. i was totally shocked cuz i didnt know that they would/could bloom. my plant is about 18 to 20 years old