Different style growth on Sans.
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Comments (7)Thanks folks, yes, I'm pretty pleased w/ these plants & their recent & surprising growth. Hi Rennet, I've posted there too, yes, it's usually very slow. Tho' it was there I was taught that a Sans. leaf folded in half lengthwise was indicating thirst. I had recently been given one which had that problem & I had to water it every few days 'til the leaves started opening up. It's the Sans. in the 2nd shot, you can see the leaves are still half closed. It seems I've become the foster parent for unwanted &/or donated Sans. & Hoyas for my Indoor Gardening group. 2 of those 3 plants (not the Masoniana) are these 'orphans' good size plants w/ well developed rhizomes, interesting to see. I wonder if anyone here would object to Sans. discussions here, rather than the Sans. Forum? Fellow Sans. growers, what say ye???...See MoreSick brugs with twisted growth ... pictures
Comments (16)Yes, it seems that broad mites are what's affecting the two brugs. This kind of mite is a problem in commercial food crops as well are ornamental plants. From one internet site: "Broad mites inject a toxin from their saliva as they feed. Leaves become twisted, hardened and distorted with bronzed lower surfaces. Young terminal buds can be killed. Leaves frequently turn downward. ... "Both broad and cyclamen mites are too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope. Regular inspection of crops for their feeding damage is the best way to detect infestations. ... "If detected early, it may be feasible to discard a small number of infested plants. ... "A number of different miticides are labeled for both cyclamen mites and broad mites. High volume applications and repeat applications are frequently necessary to achieve adequate control. ..." I think I'll just very carefully dispose of the two affected plants as they would seem most susceptable and hope for the best on the other one. Preditory mites are also listed as helpful in controlling them in green house situations. Since I've been gardening organically for the most part for a few years now hopefully there will be some preditory mites around to take care of any escapees. They must be controlling the spider mites because I haven't seen them in the yard for ages. Thanks again to all that replied. No matter how long we've been gardening it seems we learn something new everyday. Not just one thing, but very often it's several things. Isn't it great that we have these forums with knowledgable people whom we can question. Here is a link that might be useful: Broad mites ......See MoreNew growth on my Sans
Comments (75)Thanks Nancy. Chahinian says it's height tops at 12 inches and leaves are up to 2 inches across. So I guess it's in the Futura-size category but doesn't look like one. Leaves should have a very narrow yellow edge but that will fade to green with age of the leaf. Sure is an interesting sans, and really strange that leaves propagate to Hahnii. Thanks for the extra pics. Russ...See MoreGenerous Sans Group - Sans ‘Green Mermaid’ ???
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7 years ago- 7 years ago
Hello again Folks,
So-so pix, I tried this wknd, but here goes.
Very hard to capture this.
The first time I saw one of these a couple of weeks ago I thought it was a stray thread & tried to pull it. (I quilt & sew, so lose threads in my home are nothing new, just not usually in the plants.)
Oh, that photographed better than I thought ... hum
Am having trouble attaching more pix, will try it in several submissions.
- 7 years ago
I'll try another couple of shots.
Another, broadening out some. I've got 2 different pots doing this.
Isn't this weird? So bizarre. I've got a 3rd pot of these same type of leaves, but they don't show new growth yet.
I welcome thoughts & ideas, guess they'll just grow tall & skinny as their parent leaves, right?
7 years ago- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Barb and Savant Fou is right. The very top of the leaf at times has a very long needle like growth almost like the spine of an agave leaf, only not as sharp.
Notice the larger center leaf has a very long tip. Most of the time these tips far off due to drying conditions over the years.
Good eyes Karen to notice this fantastic growth forming on your plant.
- 7 years ago
- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
- 7 years ago
Here's an update of one of the broadening new leaves, just as you all predicted.
So far so good.
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