> They want to grow new leaves and keep growing taller and taller but no new pups. So at some time down the road for me, Bang, crown rot. I see how it can happen. The root ball is small, so it needs a small pot. But those leaves are spread out, and so when watering, some water inevitably gets in the center. Unless you bottom-water, which I guess is an idea. Also, when it gets taller, the crown in higher, so it's less likely to get drowned in water - unless rain is what waters it, of course. > why don't i see those in my hd! darn...it's so-o pretty! Petrushka, it was bought in the Poconos, Pennsylvania, not in NYC where we are (you too, I think, right?) I should just get in the habit of buying more than one rare plant whenever I see them at big box stores. Can always return them if nobody wants them. :-/ There were also Moonshine-looking Sansevierias there, but I didn't get one for reasons of limited space. Should have, I guess - for trades and gifts and such.

Black Gold is the proper name of the OP's photo. Somewhere along the line it started being called Black Coral. So while Black Coral is the common name, Black Gold is its correct name. What is commonly called Black Gold, is actually Compacta. This confused me so bad, but the in house experts got me straight! They know so much about these plants and are so helpful.

I think 'Wagner's Gold' is an awesome cultivar! I love the cultivars that are variable like that. I also have Futura 'Striated" which is similar but a little more compact. Unfortunately I lost that big beautiful plant pictured above last winter as I did not have a good spot for it and it ended up getting hit by frost. I managed to get a new little growth out of a piece of rhizome that has sort of sat all summer but is still alive.......so hopefully I can build it back up again.

That's no hahnii Russ, See the brown edges on the leaves. Showing the juvenile leaves not to resemble the mature leaves in a lot of species. Interesting to see what you get. My Seibert doesn't show much lighter stripe in center at all. Most don't show any. So far no strange pups from it, only regular hahnii looking ones. Lady who gave it to me did have some Solid Gold pups from the main plant that she gave me this from. I do now own two plants from different Gold Hahnii that produced Solid Gold for me. I have to keep them warm thru our winter months. Most fussy plant so far. My albino pup from a Gold Hahnii leaf has some faint green in it and hoping that is enough to help it survive. Going on one year soon so it is the oldest one so far that I was about to keep. Sort of looks like the one Chris gave me called "Philippine". New leaves look albino/yellowish then darken with green with age. Extremely nice hahnii. I have to keep that one warm with extra lighting to keep it alive. So far so good. Pictures coming soon when I start to take them out. Here's old photo when I got it. Russ, we should move this conversation to my new post of Sanseveria chat. We are dominating this post. My apologies to 'Newhostalady'.