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Re: [SANS] welcome

>Hi Sansevieria Lovers,

Hello back to you!
>
>I'm sorry to reply this late, but I was deep into the prep of our garden
>show and I had just finished yesterday the taxing task of transporting
>exhibitors' plants back to them. But better late than never, right?

I sure hope so, or else, am I in trouble!
>
>I am from the Philippines, and I am only into serious gardening for a year
>or so, and I was brought into it by my daughter. She loved cacti and
>succulents. She was undergoing medical treatment at Stanford Medical Center
>when, in between treatment, my wife and I brought her to a cacti and
>succulent shop in Cupertino. There, we bought this cute little dwarf snake
>plant for her, and many others that she fancied, of course. We thought it
>was a Sansevieria. I later realized that it was a Gasteria. Unfortunately,
>my daughter passed away; she was 21. I was left to take care of her plants,
>which we brought back home. Unfortunately again, due to my inexperience and
>lack of knowledge, many of them died too. And among them was this little
>cute dwarf snake plant.

So sorry to hear about your loss. TRULY.  the plant left behind may be a
kind of living memorial to her....

now on to  plants...many Sanseveriacs harbor Gasterias, freely, openly and
without shame. Which is only right!
>
>Well, recently, my wife came across this lovely dwarf variegated
>rosette-type Sansevieria in the private collection of a plant seller. After
>some amount of persuading, the lady acceded to dividing and selling us one
>rosette. I vowed not to let this one die on us this time, so I searched and
>found this mailing list. I quickly subscribed in the hope of getting info
>on how to better take care of this plant and to use as support for quick
>advice in case problems should arise. I hope this works out.

Well, we all do, even for selfish reasons. we may very well want a pup off
the plant you so teasingly described!
what does it look like?

>
>First thing first, I will appreciate it very much if anyone on this list
>can point me to a website on taking care of Sansevierias. Thanks in advance.

Where are you now?  In Manilla? truly they are not hard to care for, and if
there is no website, surely  there will be one, but it will be small.  the
basics are...minimum nights of about 60 degrees,  proper light for
attractive growth, which varies with the kind of Sansevieria, and watering
them from time to time.  i know this sounds vague...but they really are a
most forgiving genus of plant.

Tell us more about the newly gotten one, which sounds exciting. and where
you are and where the plant is growing in that place.  I have gotten very
tasty plants from collectors in manilla....

hermine
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