I love these plants. Great photos ... thanks for showing the picture of the bloom.

Stush, love you sans collection. I only have one small one, those dwarf varieties, about 6 inches. Another one, I thought it will grow tall, but did not. She gave another baby on the side.

love em, they survive with very minimal house light. (Angie)

Angie,
As your plant sprouts pups. They usually grow larger that the mother plant. Each new pup will keep growing until you end up with 50 inch tall overgrown plants inside of a tomato cage. Of course it takes upwards of 20 years.
Stush

When I brought this in from the cold in January of 2010, I was surprised to see that it was blooming! Although I have been around sansevieria all my life I never saw blooms on one. The flowers were quite lovely.

The flowers are very fragrant too. When mine flower the whole yard becomes overpowered with the perfume.

I think I will try it outdoors then, yes, plenty of shady spots, now that 20 years later, my shade trees are starting to get big!!! I'm a fragrance freak, so it should go good with all my roses

I find mine to bloom during Feburary. Just remember to keep warm during the winter months and plant in a fast draining soil. Cactus mix 50% with pumice will work.

Slush, isn't the Arizona deserts already a cactus mix ;)

Alan

We are getting hard freeze mornings here this winter, and am glad I have put my Sanseviera indoors for good this time around! Temps outside read 21F, not our kind of cold! Though it has been relatively dry outside compared to last years, but I think old man winter is coming back with some rains in a couple of days..wet and cold which this plant truly hates if outdoors.

Here is an update of how my little one looks like now. The newer growth is more prominent, better shape, amidst the cut off ones. I wonder if it will have the yellow band like the others have.

Tarev,
Sorry to inform you. You have a reversion back to the original spices. Called Sansevieria trifasciata. The gold edge ones are called Sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii. Named after the man who first discovered a gold edge on one of his regular trifasciata. It probably grew from a stem cutting below the ground level. Below is a picture of several large gold edged leaves that I rooted in a pot several years ago. All new growth is regular but beautiful.

Ohhh, thanks for the info Stush!..Now I have to be very careful and vigilant that the remaining Laurentii stays alive!

The new regular ones are okay, nice and healthy! Still a keeper for me!

That's interesting, the business about the reversion. I checked my largest clump, it's about 3 metres in diameter and has well over a hundred individual plants now. There is some variability, could only find 3 plants that seemed to be the reverted ones. Quite a lot of them had new leaves without the distinct yellow borders but the older leaves (on the same plants) still had the yellow borders. Some of the plants also have new leaves with the borders already. Plus, there's some with multiple yellow stripes.

I think the one in the bottom picture is very interesting.
I have a friend who is a world authority on Sansevieria and so I have quite a few different ones and they are mostly outside, also some in pots in my lanai. I really enjoy their architectural shapes.


Here is one in full bloom.

Stush, you know they belong in the Cactus and Succulent forum!!

Beautiful.

I love the title of this thread. Gives me a big smile every time I see it!

Hetty,
I know your right but when I first started in this forum I didn't know better. I wish I could meet with your Sans friend. I am only into Sansevieria Trifasciata. The one you showed looks like another spices. As your friend knows there are 70 spices and maybe 100's of cultivars from them. So many look alike that there is disagreement even by the experts. I have a friend who is sending me some other kinds this spring. Something new for me.
Zig,
How very lucky you are to be able to grow them year round outside. I would keep a look out for new pups that are different and cull out and grow on their own. You may discover a new cultivar. If so you have the right to name it. There is so much involved in it thro.
To all,
The original spices Sansevieria Trifasciata is the most strongest and toughest. The more yellow or white in the leaves, the more prong they are to circum to rot and failure.

I have a question about growing sansevieria.

I have one on my dresser that is so tall that it's touching the ceiling. I read somewhere that you can just cut it and root the cutting to start another plant.

Do you all do this? Wouldn't the part where it's bluntly cut off look rather silly? Should I wait til spring for the active growing season to start before I do this?

Thanks!

SS gardener,
Yes, you may cut the stem but depending what type it is will tell what sprouts up. At the beginning of this thread, my picture is stem cuttings of Sans. Trifasciata Laurentii. What sprouted up was the all green Trifasciata. No yellow edges. But still looks good to me. If you cut it, do it in spring when the weather is warmer. Start your cutting in pure pumice. Small pot with about 3 inches and keep on the dry side untill you see some growth. Maybe a slight watering after a few weeks. Do not let it sit in water.
Check out the following link, for care and propagation.
http://sansevieria.eu/en/speci...

Hope you don't mind if I add a few Sansevieria photos to your thread?

Just a plain ol' Sans...



The color is a bit dull on this one after a winter out of the bright sun.


This Sansevieria moonshine had a black widow spider living in the pot. I am careful not to put my finger in to test the moisture level.



This Sansevieria cylindrica is a monster. Some of the spears are 36" long.





The roots of S. cylindrica are old and rootbound.



This is a S. cylindrica which was commonly marketed as S. skyline.




It is a pretty Sans but suffered some damage in the GH last winter. I never did find a varmint to blame it on but some of the outer surface was removed.



The Sans cylindrica skyline has lines running the length of the stem but the stem is smooth.




Whereas the old S. cylindrica has ribs that run the length of the stem.




This interesting NOID sans was shared by another gardener.

It has sharp tips and I have to be careful where I hang it or it could take an eye out.




This is Sansevieria francisii. Again very sharp tips and small in stature.




This one is Sans parva or Kenya hyacinth.




It blooms freely every winter and made me think of this thread. Kristi

Wow! You have quite the collection, Pod! I really like the second one - it reminds me of an Agave attenuata (that I killed over, and over....)