My new additions to the Sans Family;

@woodnative That's so awesome you were able to bring it back to life! It is so very, very beautiful!

@Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6 Yours is incredibly gorgeous too!! Are they harder to care for than the regular moonshine?

Jess, I really hope not, new to me. My old Moonshine is growing leaps and bounds. Ready for another re-pot soon.

I should call the other one just Jade Marginata Striata since it is the largest hahnii I own. Almost the size of a small futura.

Jess, First time seeing a Sans like that. I think you got a special nice plant there. I think your husband paid a really high price due to being rare or extremely lucky being at right place at right time. Similar to Asahi but over all lighter in color.

I had trouble with hahnii in the past but I really don't know why but they are easy for me now. Temp and water and can't say why but they are growing really well for me.

Just Google search; Sansevieria Ghost or Moonshine Mutant 'Splash'. It is a new hybrid. Their leaves are nest-like in growth and they sprawl out like a crown. From South Africa. Very new out and where did he find such a jewel.

Just Googled search again to buy (just to see how rare and price). No body has it.

Hi! Thank you for the info. I found the plant on eBay but haven't ordered it yet because I wasn't sure what it was. The link for it is https://www.ebay.com/itm/114950194963?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180816085401%26meid%3D0325890b15ff4a31a08138062ed1e9a6%26pid%3D100970%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D7%26sd%3D114950194963%26itm%3D114950194963%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2380057.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci%3A9571ddf6-130e-11ec-8904-12c7ac30c609%7Cparentrq%3Ad54febd017b0a12b7c99cd7bfffccf7a%7Ciid%3A1

I think I'll go order one now though lol

Hmmmm.... Do you think the Ghost is a hahnii? If so, I'd better hold off. I don't think I'm ready to try one of those yet.

No it is a futura type, medium size. $50 complete with shipping but I have paid that for some plants that I wanted. That is a nice rare plant that is very new. If you get it, put me down for a pup in a few years if it does well for you.

Shana Lee is new and can grow some outstanding hahnii. Maybe she can share her secrets.

Jessabell, if you would like a Silver Marginated' Hahnii, I will send one to you. It is a tough, non fussy plant that procreates like nobody's business. I just set it on the patio in near full sun after acclimation. Postage only.

I will send to others interested, too. The only hold up will be finding boxes.

I'm just tickled with the Hahnii, but I had to start feeding some of them less. They are little Gremlins.

Shana, Those ones you sent me are really doing well. Doubled their size. You are a master Sans grower.

Jess, I am adding a Golden Hahnii to your box of S. Senegambica variegata.

Jess, Same pot this came from. I suppurated it from Golden Hahnii to see what it may develop into. Overall lighter color and hope it stays that way and pups true.

Stush, I wish I were a master at something! I needed these plants. It's silly but, I was in such a state with my physical and mental health I was really looking for something to cling to, to look at, to put my hands on, to brighten my dungeon.

The very best plants that I have gotten as medicine have come from folks here. These cheery variegates!

I spent a a lot of time reading here and looking at pictures. There are so many decades of contributions by others such as yourself, so much investment in learning and playing and sharing. It's good to be able read this and try what others have found success with.

Shana, I'm in the same boat. Looking back when I first started here and what I learned along the way from great masters here. Some still here but seems most left. But we had fun.

Stush- thank you so much for the gorgeous plants!! I have to say about 1/4 of my collection is from you. I love them so much!!💚 I've added photos of my entire collection, I'm up to 20 different varieties now. I ended up not ordering the Ghost yet. I messaged the seller a couple times to request a photo of the actual plant because the listing said a similar plant as the one in the photo would be sent. I also asked if it had healthy roots, but they never responded. If I ever do hear back from them I will definitely order one and you will be the 1st to get a pup from it! Fingers crossed they eventually get back to me so I can order one🤞😊

Shana Lee- Thank you so much for the offer! I think I will hold off for now until I can see if I can keep the one that Stush sent me alive. I'm absolutely terrified of killing it. I agree that plants are great medicine! Everytime I look at them (which is probably far too often lol) i feel so calm. They're so beautiful!

Stush- in the 1st photo, the one on the far right that you sent me, I missed putting it into the last photo of my "green" group shot. It has such a huge rhizome! And is so pretty! What is the name of it?

I have a question about planters. I normally just use nursery pots for my sans. But I've noticed the bigger around they are, the deeper they get. I ended up buying a bowl shaped planter for the golden flame. It's an air stone planter. The company is called Root & Vessel. Is this okay to keep a sans in? Or do you guys have any advice for what I should put it in? The Golden Flame is so beautiful and so wide. It's the widest sans I have! I'm thinking in time my other ones will want something wider too though. Thanks!

I should have added, I removed the plug on the planter so there is no water reservoir just empty air space

Jess, The ID you asked is the same as the variegated one. Some plant. San. Senegambica. They are quick to loose their variegation but some times shows back up in a pup later.

If you have the space I would take Shana up on her generous offer. It is a stronger grower then Golden Hahnii. I think you would love it.

I prefer the smaller growing ones over the tall ones and they seem to be most colorful.

Oh, Forgot to add, Some really nice people here help me start my collection as well so in effect I am paying forward the kind generosity I have received.

@Jessabell, a group photo and update for you. Good steady growth averaging at about 1/8" a day across the board since they arrived. : ) Nice to see your lineup 6 posts ago!

The Silver Blue has this cool ridge that more pronounced than what the photo shows. This is such a cool plant. The leaves are just getting wider and thicker! I'm having to bring in plants without their baths!

Stush- oh wow! I thought it was a totally different plant, I had no idea it was the same. These sans blow my mind all the time lol! Should I keep the variegated ones in more direct light? Or use a grow light on them? I live in the Pacific northwest so its normally pretty gloomy here most of the year. I have most of my sans near the south facing windows, except for a few that are on the west facing side. This group is so awesome! I'm so glad I found you guys! Oh, the ebay seller messaged me back about the Ghost and sent me a photo of the roots so I went ahead and ordered it. As soon as it pups I'll definitely send one your way! Here is the photo they sent me.

PMA FTW- Awwwe! They look so good!! I'm glad they are doing so well for you😊 Next year when my sans are pupping if you want anything else that I have I would be happy to send them to you!

Shana Lee- That is such a cool looking plant. Is it the same as a Cleopatra? Are the Cleopatra's hahnii's?

Jess, I sort of though Cleopatra was a different version of Silver Blue and did purchase one. Then when it almost died some one here gifted me another one. Both are doing well now and Silver Blue as well as Cleopatra breeds true from stem cuttings, They are not hahni since they are different species of Sansevieria. Silver Blue is from S. Kirkii while ‘Cleopatra’ is a complex hybrid of Sansevieria 'Phupamorn delight' (S. elliptica cv 'Horwood' x S. francisii) x Sansevieria rodhesiana and grows much larger in time.

Some of the S. kirkii group are what I call space hogs due to growing wider then tall.

Jessabell, this Silver Blue may be a little dinosaur. Nothing soft about it, like a trifasciata. It's a brick! Heavier than it appears.

It it is Kirkii, but now some say it's a bhitalae. We shall see. It's just cool, here.

I do not see a grow light, just a shop light. I keep planning on getting more lighting .....

I use LED shop lights in my basement plant room with good results. I never did see any thing good from those red/blue grow lights sold for plants. I thru mine away.

Shana, Thanks for the correct ID on Silver Blue. Didn't know it was moved into S. bhitalae.

This is what else I found 'Google'; So seems some confusion exist. Still looking.

STAR SANSEVIERIA 'SILVER BLUE' OVERVIEW

Dracaena 'Silver Blue' is a tender evergreen perennial cultivar from the Asparagaceae family with a lovely prostrate habit. Its succulent, patterned leaves have fine variegated edges and are arranged in rosettes and coloured grey to blue-green. The cultivar 'Silver Blue' is believed to have been developed from the species D. pethera previously known as Sansevieria kirkii. It is still sold with this name in most locations.

Shana, I don’t know how much space you’re trying to light but I’ve had good luck with the GE balanced spectrum grow lights—the plain ones without the silver finned caps. Have a Sayuri a little too far from a window because that’s the space I have for it and use the grow light to supplement the natural light it gets when it’s grey out; it’s helped the thing grow into a full on bush, lol, something like 10’ away fr a south facing window. The sayuri’s new growth stays pale, etc. Started using the same over a plain old trifasciata after a scary repot and new growth took off. So the GE grow lights have worked for me for spot applications. Something great ab the contrast of the margins of your silver blue against the green-blue of the plant, and the vertical dash overlay on the typical sans banding! Long post, soz.

In my brain 'Silver Blue' is a Kirkii. My brain does not count though, and it is too foggy to change too much! I will look up the pethera name. I have never seen that one.

I'm putting off putting up the grow tent. It's 4x4 and a bear to put together at 7 foot tall. I'll have to find some way to arrange my bed and the dressers for it as we turned the other bedroom into an actual bedroom. Plants were so happy in the tent, though. So were my bones. It was so warm, like a mild early Summer day. The Sans just loved it.

I hate name changes. Sansevieria to Dracaena and also kirkii to pethera. So no more Sansevieria and Kirkii. But to me, they stay the same. Next year or so maybe they will change them again. Who does this and why? Bunch of old rules that apply to some thing totally different.

Thought these prop clips were doomed, but 1 of 12 clips starting to show roots. Best to stay positive and patient for the remaining 11.

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I was never any good at water rooting Sansevieria. Got to keep them warm and rot too easy. Do you change the water regularly?

@Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6 The water you see there is pretty gross and I thought these were doomed because of the brown margin at the cut. I try to change the water every 4 days with some bottled water that I leave out. Still doesn't change the amt of brown translucent fuzz this batch produces. You're right about the warmth these need.

PMA, Some one said (I can't confirm) to use an aspirin dissolved in a gallon of water to use. It helps the plant to pick up the water and anti fungal. I know this works for fresh cut Christmas trees.

And, here's an update to the image posted two months ago. The silver queens from @Jessabell. Had some slowing in growth due to a change in location necessitated by goings on around the house, but they're all right!

10 of 12 prop clips are showing roots today.

Jar posted 9 days ago:

Another jar:

And a third:

There's still hope for 11, but 12 might be headed for the bin. 🗑️

Looking forward to seeing them potted up and growing new sprouts.

'Dracaena is the correct name to use though not sanserveria".

This is such a fun thread.

It reminds me of one I knew who would fart in a Walmart aisle and cruise back through to survey the reactions.

: )

1 of 5 toots of 11 clippings

How's everyone doing?

Waking up thread before spring. Can't wait to bring out the pants to enjoy summer.

Always loved seeing your amazing pictures. it’s been a long time since i’ve been able to catch up. You shared some of your sans with me years ago, Enterotoxigenic00.

Enterotoxigenic00, What a long name. Any meaning to it?

Oh these are gorgeous! I don’t have any but happened on this thread of you all sharing and talking about these lil beauties. Enjoy they are just gorgeous.

Here's the runt of the silver queen group posted 5 mos ago. 8 of 12 are growing actively and there's hope for 2 I thought were no-shows. : )

Random photos new shoots.

+ 2 that came out of nowhere. @Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6 this the pot up I treemailed you about a long while ago! They're doing ok.

Surprised me that they came true and so nice. Some good looking starts.

I'vebeen putting pictures everywhere. I just reduced a mess of plants. Now I have more room for the ones I really want to keep and play with. I'm excited to have more room. I need more pots and medium.

Goodbye, large pot of Hahnii!

Goodbye, Gold Flame. (I kept a plant and offset.)

I reduced others, as well.

I'm going to make a big pot of this Hahnii.

Stush's Asahi just gets better and better. So does Silver Frost.