Sansevieria- a discussion

[Ernie]

This is a S.cylindrica cultivar I obtained from Dobbies in 2021. (heavily discounted!) It lives on a table in the Lounge facing west. 50% JI number 2 compost with 50% grit and sharp sand (lime free). The stem that's showing yellow at the base is new growth having started to sprout from the section at the front about 2 months ago. Its now 8 inches long! The longest stem is 14 inches. The growth rate in such a short time seems unusual ? Any thoughts.
BTW It was sold as S. 'skyline'

[Ernie]

This was bought as S. Tough Lady in 2021. At time of purchase the tight cluster piece on the right was all there was and it was in flower. In the last 12 months it has shot out what you see on the left and another similar piece hidden behind the original plant. I have checked and the

new growth is from the roots of the original plant. Tough Lady is a cultivar so is the new growth reverting to whatever the original parent was.

[Acid John]

There is a possibility that it was originally grown under dwarfing conditions (chemical, lighting) in the nursery and is now growing true to type.

[ralphrmartin]

Sansevieria cylindrica can grow very long leaves in low light...

[Colin Walker]

Ernie, I don't have these particular cvs. but have others. Closest to 'Skyline' I have is 'Shabiki' also from Dobbies (photo. attached). BTW both of these are very close to an earlier cv. named 'Boncel' and indeed these may all be genetically the same or very similar.

Sansevieria 'Shabiki'

The young leaf on your plant does seem pale, so although sansevierias are very shade tolerant I'd recommend you give it more light by moving it closer to a window.

'Tough Lady' (which I've never heard of before) might also benefit from more light, but it looks not bad and the new rosette may just be growing more vigorously than the original.

[Cactuscat2]

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I have a few of these plants but no idea of the variety. Moving one I've had for 10 years, the longest leaf broke off. Very sad; it is 4ft long. The remaining 4 leaves are 3ft long and very slow growing. Second pic is a pot of sc but with short leaves although lots of them. Both plants bought from charity shops.
Love them!

[Stuart]

My Sans Halli is flowering again this year, it used to be known as 'Baseball Bat' and I bought it about eight years ago a few days after trying to understand a Baseball game. The last time it flowered the flowers came up from below the top-dressing well away from the two leaves. A year after flowering the third leaf appeared. Now it's got another flower near to the third leaf, I'm not sure how far down the flower connects to the plant. It came from Tucson whilst all my others have come from Dutch garden centres.

Stuart

[MatDz]

Sansevieria flowers are something special for sure.

[ralphrmartin]

Nice one Stuart!

[Jim_Mercer]

I've bought a few plants from Dobbies if I find them on the clearance bench when I go for my "free" coffee (get two drinks every month from rewards card)

This was in a small fibre pot with no name, the original pieces are all cylindrical but a lot of the new growth that is coming from all around the original lump of compost (coir?) have flat leaves

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I did sucumb to temptataion to but one of their bigger plants, much thicker leaves than I have seen for sale but new growth much thinner complete with flat leaf. Presumably the thick leaves are from an old plant but if they are cutting the ends off to make the sales plants what do they do with the parent plant?

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