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Re: [SANS] Sanseveria Rust

Tom I have a very simple cultural solution to your problem of rust on
leaves.  Actually for most problems that mar the leaves of sansevierias.
They really do better as houseplants than under any other conditions.
Sansevierias are really indestructible under most conditions with the
exception of cold combined with moisture.  California winters here in
Northern California are too cool and way to humid for these plants to look
good after a winter.  The tropical species like trifasciata and especially
its dwarf forms will not survive, while the hardier species will sulk and
become marked up.  I imagine that in Southern California the problems are
lessened but still there.  In greenhouses, sansevierias do well if the
temperatures are kept up above 60 degrees (F) but in a cooler greenhouse the
leaves often get damaged.

The great thing about sansevierias is that they are among all succulents the
best and easiest to cultivate in the house.

Jon Dixon
Woodside, California
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Glavich <TGlavich@AOL.COM>
Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 4:48 PM
Subject: [SANS] Sanseveria Rust


>I grow my Sanseverias outdoors in Southern California under shade cloth,
and
>this time of year I'm plagued by rusts.  They seem specific, attacking
badly
>all of the spoon shaped plants, and leaving some of the cylindirical ones
>untouched.
>
>Is there more than one kind of rust?
>
>Is there any good preventative, preferably non-toxic to humans and dogs?
Is
>there any cultural preventative?
>
>Tom
>
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