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Posted 3Y ago by @sarahsalith

Pregnant onion plant: like an Alien movie!

There was a lady here asking about a pregnant onion plant and I broke down and got one- IT'S CRAZY! The babies just burst forth like in an Alien movie! #StrangePlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PregnantOnion #PlayingWithPlantsInsteadOfWorking #HappyPlants
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 6 days ago
WOAH this is wild!!!
when i read pregnant onion i was prepared for some weird stuff but woah that’s wild!! are these edible?
I have never seen a pregnant onion until now. That’s awesome 🀩
@sarahsalith where did you get that? I may get one too. If I can find one.
That's intense!!
Wow! How are these different than regular onions?
@strawberrymoon I read that they are not edible... just strange!
@calvina these are Albuca bracteata and I will have to do some research to find out the differences. I wonder if @Kiersten would know before I peel myself away from Greg to search the interwebs.
@KikisOasis I got these from Etsy- they were delivered quickly. www.etsy.com/listing/969874409 The item sent to me was the exact same as the picture (which was kinda surprising!)
Oh WOW how interesting...I had heard of pregnant onions but this is the first I've ever seen, so cool 😎
I've got to show my kid this plant.... She's going to think it's the coolest thing.
Super fun.
@calvina @sarahsalith @strawberrymoon This is an example of convergent evolution! These guys are almost completely unrelated to onions (they’re in two different families) and were named that only because they looked similar. They are toxic so don’t munch on em!

Sarah, I’m so curious if it smells like an onion though! I imagine not if they’re so distantly related
@Kiersten that is super interesting! And is it decorative? Yes @sarahsalith, tell us how it smell, without tasting it. πŸ˜‚ I’m going to be on a look out for these.
Whoa…
@calvina @Kiersten I kid you not. I went outside to deal with the ducks and chickens after this post, and I tripped and fell. I think I broke my nose! After I assured my kids I wasn't dying, I went upstairs to take a whiff of the plant- I can't smell anything. πŸ₯΄
@sarahsalith I hope you're ok after your fall 😳 also I hope your nose isn't broken 😱
@sarahsalith oh no!!! Hope you didn’t break your nose!
@Sassylimey @calvina - I think it's just ugly. At least I updated my profile picture yesterday!! 🀣
I’m getting invasion of the body snatchers vibes from it… so cute and funny!!
@Kiersten woah that’s so cool! did they evolve to look like this bc they’re from similar environments with regular onions or do they look like onions coincidentally?
Omg so freaking cool! I’m loving learning about all these crazy new plants that exist πŸ€―πŸ˜† hope your nose is doing better now, Sarah! :)
This crazy plant is making my uterus hurt. And my nose. Hope you’re ok, @sarahsalith !!
@calvina @strawberrymoon @Kiersten @Sassylimey @maxined @Hypsie

I can smell the coffee and my chocolate, but I cannot smell this plant. So either my nose isn't at its best- OR it doesn't have much of a fragrance. I'll remember to check back in a couple of days. 😁
@sarahsalith cool!! i’ll be looking forward to updates πŸ‘€