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Re: [SANS] S. patens

I've been away for a few days, so am just getting caught up with the
e-mails. Frances asks if Ed Eby is still around. Yes, Ed, at 88, is
still with us, though he mostly "creaks around", as he puts it. I
hear from his son, Lee, that Ed and Alva are planning a move back to
the mainland, as the property at Waianae is more than they can manage,
these days. A young woman is buying their place and is interested in
resuscitating the succulent garden. Having visited them about 7 years
ago, I can testify to what a jungle it is and to what eye-popping
plants grow there. Most of the sansevieria seeds that I sell via the
CSSA Seed Depot came from Ed (you never see sans. seeds on the
commercial lists), and I will regret the loss of this source--unless
I can get acquainted with the new owner!

Sue Haffner

>
> Hermine says in her book that S. patens was found in the Koko Crater in
> Hawaii. In the 1992 US Cactus & Succulent Journal (page 232) Marilyn
> Rossovich says that Ed Eby rescued the plant and from a single plant,
> because of his skill as a propagator, made it available to collectors. This
> is a fascinating story, and not being a botanist I had understood you
> couldn't get seed from offsets of the one plant. I hope I am wrong - does
> anyone know? And is Ed Eby still around?
>
> Ted Verrity, Wellington, New Zealand (coming into autumn with a slight
> touch of winter - it was only 22C today)
>
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