Sansevierias - as arched hemp is also called - are decorative houseplants that are an eye-catcher with their fleshy, sword-like leaves that are up to 150 centimeters high. The fascinating succulents are also extremely easy to care for - perfect for living room culture.
What does the flower of the arched hemp look like?
Bow hemp rarely produces flowers that appear in white, yellow, pink or greenish-white panicles in winter or early spring. Each shoot flowers only once and, after nightly pollination by moths, can produce reddish berries with seeds for reproduction.
Flower panicles in spring
As it gets older, arched hemp sometimes produces flowers, but only very rarely. These white, yellow, pink or greenish-white flowering panicles appear in winter or early spring, with each shoot only flowering once. The flower produces reddish berries in autumn, provided that nocturnal pollination by moths has taken place. These contain seeds from which new plants can be grown. In contrast to many other succulents, the shoot does not die after flowering, but continues to grow.
Propagate bow hemp by seeds
In order for strong young plants to grow from the bowed hemp seeds, temperatures of at least 20 °C (better 25 to 30 °C) and high humidity are necessary. You can also purchase seeds of different varieties online or in specialist stores. How to germinate the seeds:
- Fill a plastic pot with cactus soil (€12.00 on Amazon) or perlite.
- Soap the seeds on top, but do not cover them with substrate.
- Wet seeds and substrate well
- and cover both with a plastic cover.
- This can be, for example, a cut PET bottle,
- a ziplock bag, a freezer bag or even an indoor greenhouse.
- Place the vessel in a bright and very warm place,
- for example on a windowsill directly above a heater.
- Always keep the humidity level under the cover high
- and be patient.
- It can take a few weeks to months until the first green tips appear.
Tip
It is even easier to reproduce bow hemp using leaf cuttings or division. For the latter, separate offshoots and simply plant them separately in a new pot.