My corn plant began to bloom

Not as moving as Bette Davis’ climactic speech in “The Corn 🌽 is Green”.

Corn? When did I grow corn?

Corn grows. It doesn't take a good gardener, or any gardener at all, Miss Burbank.

Never saw a 400 acre field full of corn with no irrigation or attention?

Get over yourself. Christ.

It's a corn plant aka a cane plant. Not an ear of corn. I even posted a photo of the plant I have.

I am embarrassed for your, r3.

R1 is about to fly right on out of here.

You're embarrassed for my what, OP/R4

I guess I needed to sign it Emily Litella so the intent was more obvious.

Calm down.

And congratulations.

^And sincerely, because I'd never seen one bloom before.

Squatno, the famous Indian, buried a kernel along with a dead fish for fertilizer, according to the Peanuts special where the kids are among the lucky few who survive the winter.

Damn, OP -- I didn't even know those things got blooms!

Thanks for the pic.

"Your" is how I type "you" after three glasses of wine.

IT'S MAIZE! STOP YOUR CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!

Corn plant blooms smell horrible. What are you talking about, OP?`

r3 likes to WW herself - how embarrassing

r1 / r2 / r8 You are weirdly obsessed with this thread.

R13 W&Ws herself three time. I didn't do it once, Shelob.

This is the reason that good gardeners avoid common names for plants. OP has a plant named Dracaena fragrans. The Latin term fragrans MEANS fragrant.

The corn grown on farms and in vegetable gardens has the Latin name of Zea. Totally unrelated to Dracaena except for a superficial similarity of leaves.

R16 = Mr. Green Jeans.

Not only an amazing gardener, simply amazing OP 😉

I didn know they bloom. Congrats! Alien looking flower.

Squatno!? Ha, ha, ha!

What a crazy thread!

My aspidistra was savaged last night by a neighbor and he was very rough on my coral bells, too.

Now show us the corns on your feet.

Do you have calla lilies too?

R14, being a scold and unwilling to perceive that such posts are requisite on the DL, is a stupid cunt. In her post at R13 she had already established the likelihood that she is a stupid cunt.

But we're all surprised that the OP can be such a fine gardener while being an alcoholic. Excuse me. A functional alcoholic.

Sadly, the fragrance has already dissipated. It smelled great, for a day. But on the other hand, my penis shrub began to sprout penises today. They are short and stout, like the ones in the photo. I'm avoiding the common name of EGGPLANT, per r16's suggestion.

Impessive dear.

^ This is why we can't have nice things.

Good God, this poor guy was just trying to show off a house plant. You people don’t know how to act.

How old is the plant, OP? Is this the first time it's bloomed.

Both your thumbs and big toes must be green! Thanks for sharing your plant's gift to you.

There’s more than corn in Indiana! 🏖️

Muriel! Muriel please!

Thank you, r30! It's about eight years old. I have another one that branched off from it and it lives in another pot. I'm hoping it will also bloom. And I was wrong-- the scent is still there!

I fed it seaweed extract a month ago. I think that it is why it started blooming.

What is seaweed extract, OP?

My five Christmas cacti didn't bloom for either Christmas or Easter and might need a dose of something this fall. Strange because they're usually full of flowers.

Maybe they're just depressed like the rest of us since the election. 🫣

It's this stuff, r34. It's a plant hormone that's great for all plants. Even my prayer plant bloomed-- another difficult plant.

Thanks. I'll see if I can find it locally.

Now that spring is settling in, we could use a thread on caring for indoor plants. I remember someone last year or so who was a beginner indoor gardener with questions.

Hint Hint Wink.

Amateur.

Speaking of indoor plants, has anyone had success with those indoor herbs and vegetable grow kits, the ones with the LEDs? 🤔🍅🌶🥬

Aww Op. I’m so proud of you.

I like Aerogarden but it’s finicky.’y best luck is shorter flowers. Lettuce was ok at first but got bitter. Dill grows easily.

Finicky*