This year's Sansevieria
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30 year old Sansevieria is getting a little crazy...
Comments (4)Dannie, would love to see a pic of this plant if you would be interested and able to share one! Repotting gives an opportunity to return the plant to an appearance that's more pleasing, and give the roots room to grow again. It's actually a bunch of plants mushed together in the pot, not just one. So you can choose only the best looking parts to put back into the pot. The other parts probably have potential to look better if given more space and probably more light. They should grow new pups/sections that look great. (Then you could discard the leaning/curled/damaged older leaves, leaving only the great-looking new pups, or use them to start a 3rd crop of babies.) If you want multiple copies of this plant, sounds like you've got plenty of material for that. When you take it out of the pot, it should separate fairly easily into sections, making it easier to remove the old soil. If they snap apart, that's fine. Unless the soil is already quite dry when you do this, waiting overnight to repot can give any broken/cut roots a chance to seal so rot/bacteria doesn't have easy access. You may want a helper to hold the plant(s) in place while you refill new soil in the pot. Replant at the same depth as they were before, with as much fresh soil underneath as possible. Instead of staking or tying, a few rocks can help plants stay upright until the roots get a good grip in the soil again. If the new soil is moist, don't water more until dried. The first few times I water a newly-planted pot I try to make sure it's a gentle sprinkle so the soil doesn't compact before it 'fixes' into place. Packing/compacting the soil removes the tiny air pockets, which invites risk of rotting roots....See MoreHow do you sow Sansevieria seeds?
Comments (5)Don't know, but I'm not fretting about it; I have several forms from supermarkets, local nurseries, etc. that are distinct but that I don't know the names of. It's pleasant to be welcomed back. I moved the Sansevierias into the solarium, where they should do very nicely for another month or so, warm, dry, and well lit, before it gets too cold and they have to go in the house. I could do better with them in the house if I were sufficiently motivated and ingenious. I could mount fluorescent lights above them, and put them with trays below for watering, but raised on pebbles or sticks so that the roots didn't come in contact with the water that drained out. I'm too lazy or distracted, at least for the moment, but my plants are a pitiful sight by the time I take them out again in spring. Melissa...See MoreMy recurring problem with sansevierias
Comments (7)Dave- Where in Pennsy are you? Stush is in western Pa and I grew up outside of Philadelphia, in Bucks County although I am now in New Jersey. My house is set up poorly for plants also (only one small good window, the bigger ones are north facing). I stuff a lot of plants in my office over winter. I grow all of them well in summer (mostly outside) and they suffer through winter. My beautiful little 'Silver Blue' did collapse (I have to get another one!) but I otherwise have not really seen that with the kirkiis or other Sans. I have a nice 'Coppertone' that has done well. I do find they suffer this time of year, and I get a lot of brown on the leaves and hahnis in particular seem to loose a lot of old leaves. However otherwise the older growth should last. I would think they may have gotten wet (if rotted) else dried out in which they would shrivel and dry.......with the plant trying to conserve/protect the younger growth while the plant shriveled away. Watering seems to be an art in winter....as we don't want them to sit wet but also indoor air and furnaces can dry them out quickly....esp. those in small/clay pots....See MoreIs this a sansevieria hahnii?
Comments (11)Hi Linguist! Welcome to this forum. It's hard to tell from a far away shot like you took but based on the size of the leaf, I would say it is a hahnii. West sunlight is great. I keep my Sans in South and West windows in the winter. A few even in North. The most important thing I've learned about Sans in this forum is the potting medium. High drainage is most important. I've killed more than one plant by keeping it unknowingly too wet due to the potting medium. Don't worry about your slow growing plant. I think Sans should be nicknamed "patience plant" because most grow extremely slow. I have some that put up only one growth per year. Some none! Don't get frustrated. Accept this is how it is. Lol. This way when it does push new growth, it's time to celebrate!...See Moreshana_lee29
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