Common name: Kenya Hyacinth
Botanical name: Sansevieria parva Family: Agavaceae (Agave family)
The Kenya Hyacinth is a relatively fine-textured species with narrow,
reflexing leaves about 8-16 inches long and 0.5 to 1 inch wide. Rosettes are
composed of 6 to 12 medium green leaves with dark green cross-bands. Small
white flowers appear in spikes. The flowers have a pleasant smell of hyacinth
at night. That is where it gets its common name from. Some plants send
runners terminated with small plantlets. Kenya Hyacinth is native to Eastern
Africa (Burundi, Kenya). Great for containers in dry shaded areas.
| Photographed in Lodhi Garden, Delhi. |
Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag
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