Sansevieria trifasciata Futura? (ID Needed)
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Sansevieria trifasciata 'Golden Hahnii' - Gorgeous!
Comments (21)This is a beautiful and widely available cv. It is however problematical. It needs VERY CONTROLLED WATERING and demands warmth and bright light. It apparently does well in a light garden. Mine from Home Depot rotted away after a single watering. The plant was already wet and in a peat based soil when purchased. I should have let it dry out completely and then repotted it. It rotted even though it had an extensive root system. It requires careful, controlled husbandry and I have learned that once it starts to rot you can't stop it. I have not seen it in either Lowe's, Home Depot or Wal*Mart in Tucson Arizona but it does appear at certain times of the year in Louisville, KY and obviously elsewhere. Read all the comments on this cv. on this Garden Web forum. Michael D. Barclay baropera@gmail.com...See MoreTrifasciata Futura pups "on high"
Comments (14)Mike, That is a beautiful photo. I wonder if your plant will continue growing leaves in the center. I can see the pups on the stacker are growing from underground while yours are in mid-air. Maybe it's a mutation? Is the Chahinian book hard to find these days?...See MoreWhich cultivar of S. trifasciata is this? (ID Needed)
Comments (17)Stush, I think I may have already improved my chances this winter with this Sans. I put my last ones in glazed ceramic or plastic pots, with a cactus mix I purchased online (not that the mix was bad, but looking back, I think adding perlite to it would have greatly improved drainage). The one in the OP was in a plastic pot (I just repotted it last night into a clay pot) and I've mixed some MG Cactus soil with perlite (a mixture of 50/50). Also, I'm going to keep it in front of a South window this winter and put it outside come Spring. Last batch I had, I kept about 4-5 feet from the south window year round. I really think they would have appreciated more sunlight. I also lost one of my favorite plants this summer, a ZZ Plant I bought the end of last year. Another rookie mistake, I left the rootball in the original soil, only to find out this summer the middle of the rootball was completely rotted out while the cactus mix surrounding the rootball was bone dry. Anywho, trying another ZZ Plant along with a Sans, placed it in the same 50/50 mix. As much as I don't feel like I'm a novice when it comes to plants, I can't help but look back and think to myself... what was I thinking? when it came to how I treated them soil wise, pot wise, lighting... Sort of got off topic there, but I'm glad you have found something you feel is working for your plants. Maybe this year you'll get a pup off your 'Golden Hahnii' (did you replace the ones you lost? I think I remember you mentioning you lost some of those). I look forward to your pictures come Spring. Thanks for reading. Planto...See MoreSansevieria trifasciata?
Comments (12)Because Sans love heat- lots of it. As an experiment, I tried heating the roots of just one of my plants and it immediately began growing like mad (in the fall). I have since tried warming multiple plants, and the result is the same with all of them. Hot Sans grow and pup like crazy all winter long. Heat is more important than photoperiod in determining Sans growing seasons. I haven't determined just how much heat is optimal, but keeping most of the root ball around 90-100 degrees produces rapid growth in mine, even when leaves are only about 55-70 degrees or even.cooler. At that temperature, the potting medium dries very fast, so I also have to water them regularly all winter. That's very different from the growing techniques most people on GardenWeb use. Most people here will advise you to stop watering in the winter because the plant is dormant and will rot. I think that's good advice for people whose whose plants are kept cool all winter, but warming the roots changes everything....See MoreStush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
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