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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

W/W - Mother-in-law's Tongue

This weird plant is called Mother-in-law's tongue because of its sharp tips which are usually covered in egg shells, a common sight in many Malaysian gardens. I have often wondered about the significance of this practice but was told that it's merely for decorative purposes.
Interestingly, while googling for more info on this plant, I learned that there is also a pasta that shares the same amusing name - Lingue di Suocera which translates as Mother-in-law's tongue because of its long, twisted and sharp edges.

#Gardening #PlantNames #CulturalConnections #ItalianCuisine #MalaysianGardens #MotherInLawsTongue #LingueDiSuocera #BotanicalTrivia

24 comments:

  1. I've never seen or heard of such a plant or pasta! So cool!

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  2. I was wondering what that was on the tips! Why do they do that there? I have never seen eggs put those plants!

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  3. Cute. I've seen these plants around but never with the egg shells haha

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  4. A sharp-edged plant called MIL's tongue? Perfect! :D

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  5. I have seen the plant before as decorative greenery but have never seen them with eggs covering the sharps ends. Very interesting thank you for sharing.

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  6. Never heard of this, you learn something new everyday!

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  7. Hello,one should never forget ,someday can be a mother in law!!
    How about the pasta?
    What canbe happening if you eat it?
    hugs,aureliaeugenia

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  8. Never heard of this,thanks for sharing :)

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  9. I've seen those plants called snakes' tongues. They are almost impossible to kill! Never seen them with eggs though. Learned something new--thanks for sharing.

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  10. my aunt has these plants -- always thought they were a type of aloe! And I never knew the name... very interesting name indeed! :)

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  11. Haha! This definitely ISN'T my MILs because she's one of my dearest friends.
    I've seen that plant in the Philippines, too - but I don't know what it's called.

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  12. My mother always called it a snake plant and the little minature ones that kind of look like that one was called a birds nest.

    I have never seen the pasta like that but it looks pretty.

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  13. what a perfect name, lol.
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  14. That's an interesting looking plant. Great photo. Thanks for stopping by to comment. Have a great evening!

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  15. I am familiar with this plant and its name,and have had these, but had never seen any with the eggshells on the tips...a great idea though, since they are so very sharp!

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  16. Be a friend with your mother in law's tongue! They last long and look good:) Yes I always wondered about the egg shells.

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  17. Well a MIL's tongue has a tendency to be pretty sharp. I'd cover it up, too as a plant. Kind of symbolic. LOL =)Those are really cool!

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  18. I want this plant! :-) Thanks for visiting my blog! Ania from http://www.frugalburqueno.com/

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  19. That is hilarious and the eggshells on the tips. it makes it look almost alien!

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  20. LOL, very interesting. Do are mother in laws really like that ;0)

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  21. Researching mlt. Had a plant for years. It started blooming last year. Never knew about the eggs. Cute!

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  22. Please remove this picture, that displays egg shells fixed on the leaf tips.

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  23. @avip Why? May I ask what's the issue with the image?

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