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Are introductions necessary?

Hey all,

  My name is Tom Schultz.  I live in Rochester, Minnesota(although deep
down I am a Wisconsinite) and I am a sansaholic.  I found out about the
list through who else but Norma Lewis.

The hardest part about this whole thing for me is that I'm a certified
Minnesota naturalist and every once in a while I feel like kicking
myself for getting involved in non- natives.  It's hard not to though
because of the variety and uniqueness of all the plants, and I guess
they are all native to the earth.

After reading through the archives, I thought I ought to introduce
myself as others have in the past.   those archives are some great
reading and feel I can now ask questions without repeats.Such a great
wealth of informtion made by people with the desire for the spread of
their knowledge.  How exciting!

Right now I have about 60 different types of sansevierias.  They all are
quite wonderful.  My first sanseviera was a t. laurentii and has the
proud heritage of being from Walmart.  That was about 7 years ago.  One
of my favorites at the moment is a juvenile fischeri which is just
sending up two leaves of the next stage.

I enjoy many other types of plants including orchids, aloes, haworthias,
and many others that I take out in the summer and bring in in the
winter(I personally enjoy this process as no plant goes long without
being apreciated and checked over... at least 2X a year).

Has anyone ever noticed plants from other groups that look a lot like
sansevierias but aren't?  For instance, Oncidium cebolleta could almost
pass for Sans. cannaliculatum.  Yucca endlichiana could possibly pass
for Sans. Halli.
Dendrobium welischia(spelling?) for Sans. cannaliculata dwarf.   Well, I
find it interesting anyway.   I am looking for a plant or seeds of
Strelitzia parvifolia juncea.  I think this is another one of these.  If
anyone can help, it would be much apreciated.

I have to say though that sansevierias are my favorite group and I can't
help but to desire more types.

I just got a plant I think from The Grigsby collection labeled FKH 588.
Can anybody tell me about this plant?

have a good one all and I promise never to be so lenghty again.

Tom Schultz
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