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I have a small seed grown one. Originally I received a bunch of sprouted ones, but they over-lengthened and weakened in the mail, suffered transplant shock and died. The smallest sprout survived with no shock.
I'm hoping that the one survivor turns out to be a male. They flower year round and are very fragrant, said to be like a fruity rose. The flowers are used as a flavoring called kewra.
The leaves of both genders are fragrant and used to flavour rice or sweets, but I really hope it's a male for the fragrant flowers.
Dried leaves are available from local Vietnamese supermarkets. I even saw seedlings for sale many years ago at a local orchid nursery. Back then I was not that interested in this plant, but after I went to visit Malaysia I got hooked on the scent of Pandan big time. Unfortunately that nursery stopped growing this plant. Fortunately I can still indulge in Pandan Coconut Ice Cream once in a while. It is very yummy and the scent just transport me back to the Asian tropics.
It's great that you've enjoyed both the flower scent and leaf flavour. I've not experienced either one. I might get some leaves from a Vietnamese store too, and experiment a bit in the kitchen. My baby plant will take a while before I can trim a leaf or two. And it may take years before I find out it's gender. Usually I'm not gender biased, but I really hope this one turns out male!
daxin
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