Aaron, I hope they bounce back for you. I recently decided that it was time for my rooters to receive a little kick. My fears were exactly what happened to you. I decided to go with just two cuttings and see how they would react to the fertilizer. After reading your post , I'm glad I did. I used a very weak mix and so far all is well. Good luck.

Ahhh communication! We wrote letters, or if we knew the person we waited until Sunday when the rates were cheaper and called by phone. But couldn't talk long because of toll charges. Yes the AVSA was an important way to find out what was being hybridized and registered. There were no NOIDS then. I don't think there was much trading leaves thru the mail. Mostly you bought your violets in the stores. They all had tags in them. I even remember that some of the tags were hand written with big black marker. (didn't have sharpies then!) Trading thru the mail was not something anyone did. If a violet came in the mail it came from a greenhouse that you ordered it from. Also there were a lot of florists in my area that also had their own greenhouses (for raising bedding plants, glox, cactus etc) and they also raised violets from leaves. They would order leaves from Lyon, Tinari etc., put them down and raise them for sale. A wide variety of plants would end up for sale. The same violets that were registered (AVSA) were the ones in the stores for sale. Imagine that! Optimara was just coming into it's own. There were some of them also for sale. One of their early ones was Opt. Elfriede. Would love to have her again. Guess you call her Vintage! Yes there were tons of color catalogs you could send for cheap or free. I would dream about the violets in them and would be sooooo excited when I would be at the store and be able to actually buy that violet!!!! As I have said before,,,I still have some of my favorite catalogs and I look at them for reference. AND memories. AND information. Just this morning I was looking thru an old AVSA mag and saw the color pix of mini Pip Squeek sitting in the top of the head of a ceramic Snoopy dog. How cute. That is what we did. That was my world in SE Michigan! Rosie

Just keep it in dapples sun then...no need to have stretched succulents in your climate :) - I have, but winter is too long and too dark for succulents and even supplemental lights are not as good as real thing. They are native to Mexico, am sure closer to your climate than mine. Here is one of mine, in January, under the lights:

Manuel, your Boncels are beautiful. I have grown used to having Boncels that are larger, like their Cylindrica family members. What interests me about yours is that almost all of your leaves have ridges. From the pictures, it looks like maybe the smaller plant in the middle doesn't, but all the others do. My large, mature plant has some leaves with ridges and some with smooth, but I have another Boncel that has only smooth leaves. I guess I don't think about it much, just try to care for and enjoy the plants. This is one of my favorite Sansevierias, both because of its looks and its rapid growth. Yours are lovely.