That's a great find, Karen - Merry Christmas to you, indeed!

Congratulations! Great find. I have found them easy to grow with typical sansevieria treatment. They are prickly, but very pretty

Yes, I have one. My experience is like jstropic above -- just normal Sans treatment. Mine is a small one that has already grown one of those walking "arms" from the side. They are interesting looking plants, I think, and where I live, somewhat hard to find. Enjoy.

I bought mine in 2012 from Mr. Smoley. It’s easy to grow and has grown rather tall. It is at the point of needing some support since it’s top heavy. Some soil with pumice or other heavy elements will help to balance it. Unfortunately, I don’t have any arms on mine. I have thought about cutting the top to force branching, but it might look ugly to do that.

It is a nice find and a good addition to your collection, Karen.

Thx everybody for your comments & shared experiences. I repotted this AM & took several pix, tho' only this one took, booo. Was in a very houseplanty, potting soil like mix, but had very nice roots.

Such nice roots that I decided to include abt 25% of that houseplanty mix into my repotting w/ much more C&S w/ Pumice mix.

Watch out for the tips--they're very spiky ouchy! This is a beautiful plant I was able to get a couple years ago by finding this treasure among a bunch of ordinary succulents in an arrangement at Home Depot. Some of my best finds have been there, and they were completely unaware of what they had.

Esther-B: I feel the same way about Lowes where I live. I have wandered in there on occasion just to nose around and have uncovered a real treasure or two at a very normal, reasonable price for a "common" plant. It was clear to me that they didn't really know what they had. I scoop them up when I can find them.

Karen: NICE roots! I found with mine, which looked a lot like yours in the photo, that an "arm" grew out of the bottom "stalk" or stem portion of the plant soon after I repotted it -- just like a bud, until it became an actual spikey little arm. It's still growing today. This Sans is so much fun to grow and watch.

I live in a warm zone so mine is outside. Watch out for the pointy tips! I got a hole poked in my leg walking too close to mine. They do flower from time to time, but the flowers aren't showy.

I am delighted with the way mine has grown. It was an accidental find at Lowe's. I chuck it outside in full sun in the Summer and this Summer it was wet all season. It stated pumping roots from the above ground stem part, piercing and growing right through a leaf.

I'm glad to hear folks like their Francisiis so much. It's so ruggedly handsome to my eye.

Here's mine, recently repotted to slightly larger.

It was a steal for $5, don't ya think?

Only problem with this sans is that it makes large offshoots which then throw the beautifully centered plant in your picture off and it becomes a crawling rather than an upright plant.

True esther! They also dry up.

Try watering it Mike, that's the trick!