I'm certainly no expert, but I personally would leave it alone. In my experience with propogating av's, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. You know what I mean. You know it's not going to make it when the leaf gets all limp and falls over. The ones which are 'still standing' after several days are on the right track, and I personally wouldn't tempt fate, lol! If you'd rather go vermiculite next time, so be it (and you may find you have even better luck) but I wouldn't disturb those you've already started. Amanda 'romando'

Looks like the only Lysionotus VB has right now is L. pauciflorus. L.montanus is a subspecies of L.pauciflorus - and I coudn't find the photo of it anywhere. I saw L.pauciflorus sp.pauciflorus on shows - this is the one Rob sells right now. The best place in US to grow it outside- is around Bay area in SF. You probably can grow it in MA in the light shade after the danger of morning frost is passed. It is a pretty tough plant and should do OK. The yellow Lysionotus 'Pudding' is a commercial hybrid, I think it came from Japan. It is easy to grow. It every so often appears on ebay. There is another variety of L.pauciflorus - L.'Selby"- very small leaved one - rarely blooms, but when it does - it is just another paucifloris. MA gesneriad enthusiasts belong to New England chapter - and like everybody else are sitting put and not meeting. They probably have some kind of online - zoom - whatever - meetings - find them anyway. They have a website with email contacts - doesn't look like they updated anything for a while - but emails should be still valid. Two of the best growers of gesneriads in the whole wide world - Bob and Dee Stewarts - live in Stow, MA. They have an unbelievable collection in a greenhouse. They are also members of New England chapter. While you cannot meet them - I would recommend to try to get in virtual touch - so you can get recommendations from the people who successfully grow the same plants in the same climate. Growing gessies outside in a shade in summer is possible - the only thing - they are tasty for the wildlife and for the bugs. So - if they are not chomped by deer, not dug out by squirrels and chipmunks - and they do well - before you can bring them home - you need to think how to get rid of all the pests. May be - rhizomes only and chuck the tops. Spray the s... out of them... with some serious stuff... Have Fun! Irina

Many of the newer variegated and novelty leaf patterned sans ow appearing on the market is from such activity with the propagation materials. If a stolon is just left alone to produce a new plant from its true growing point, mutation is a slow and lifetime process. Many new sports are usually found accidentally from damage done to a plant and the plant makes up the new space and area with fast producing propagates. Since sansevierias are such a forgiving plant, you can grow them from leaf cuttings (try them lengthwise instead of just at tips) and rooting them sideways. While the trifasciata variegated forms do not propagate with variegated offspring, some of the rounded leaf types do. Patens, cylindrica and other rounded leaf types propagates from variegated leaves. You will get some albino ones, but don't be alarmed, they can also develop chlorophyll ports while attached to the mother leaf/nurse leaves. You can always get variegated mutations from splicing green true species in vitro and growing them out.

Yay little plantlets! I would leave them until they are much much bigger and the old leaf has fallen off. Pots are up to you, just keep them small because the plants are tiny. I like combining my cuttings/plantlets to save space. When ready to be repotted, they should have good sized root systems. Plant like a normal plant. As they grow, watch for etoliation. If they start stretching and reaching, you may need more light. In higher light they may grow slower, but will also be much more compact. A bit of experimentation will help you figure out where the best spots are. When the plantlet leaves start colouring up (reddish on the edges) then I wouldn't go much brighter. Hope that helps!