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Re: [SANS] Sansevierias have bad reputation

>I think the nicknames for Sansevierias--Snake plant and Mother-in-law's
>tongue contribute to their lack of popularity.  Both my interiorscaping and
>my floral id course have included these plants.  An interiorscaper here in
>town has Black Gold and Black -- have to check notes can't remember other
>one.  Has anyone heard of plants by these common names.  I'd sure like to
>get a hold of a start of both those plants.  They were gorgeous in the
>picture from some nursery that supplies plants wholesale to interiorscapers
>from FLORIDA!
>

Many Florida nurseries are wholesale growers of a few of the kinds of
Sansevierieas one sees commonly and less so... but right now i know of none
who have a MENU of treats. i did get swindled out of a considerable
sum...perhaps 800 dollars out of one Florida grower who offered me and
several other people some very tasty sounding variegated plants . Wanted
cash wired to him, sounded most credible. a french pox on him wherever he
is today. A friend actually drove to his place, camped out in his car for
days before seeing him and came back with precious little, much of which
died, having been in hideous condition. he denied having received any funds
from me, although the wire transaction is clear. prosecuting from out of
state, even tho this is fraud, was not going to be a happening thing.

other than that, i might ask jerry horne in Miami if he knows of any , as
he is a well-tempered fellow with an eye for plants, although not a
sansevieria fancier.

hermine
>I've had a running debate with some local nursery owners.  My premise is
>that if they don't offer the plants, we can't buy them.  They complain that
>there is no market.  How do we correct this situatiion?
>

when i figure this out, i will  be QUEEN.

hs.
>Diana Pederson
>SUITE101 Editor:  http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/262
>Home page:  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1945/index.html
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