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Re: SANSEVIERIA SURVEY 2

> SANSEVIERIA SURVEY 2
>
> Stephen Jankalski
>

I'm such a newbie at Sans that I hate to even pretend that I know what
I'm talking about, but I can't resist a survey, so...  Mind you, these
answers are based on only my limited little collection, and obviously
don't reflect the whole wide range of Sans out there.

> 1. The showiest one.  In a hanging basket, S.sp.'Bally 12681' is really an eye-catcher.
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> 2. The ugliest one.  I agree with Supannee that there really aren't any truly ugly ones.  Why don't we call it "The oddest one?"  S.pinguicula, hands down.
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> 3. The rarest one.  Haven't had to look too far to find what I've got so far--thanks to Norma Lewis' offering (Tom is soooo right about hanging around the mailbox when you're expecting plants in the mail!), Wal-Mart, C&S sales, and a visit to our FCSS meeting by Bill Kurtz, who brought a huge number of plants that he donated to our monthly raffle.  I'm afraid if I try harder to find them, I will end up with even more, and then I'll have to add on to the house.
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> 4. The slowest growing.  This would have to be my S.ehrenbergii seedling, which has put out almost one leaf (1.5" long) in the past year and a half.  John Gamesby assures me that once it decides to grow up, it will just take off and amaze me, but I'm not yet holding my breath.
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> 5. The tallest growing.  At present, S.raffillii has a leaf that is 42" long.
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> 6. The smallest growing.  In my collection, S.canaliculata 'Dwarf' takes the prize--I have it growing in a bonsai pot in 1.5" of soil, where it appears to be blissfully happy.  I also have a spoon-leaved Sans that at 6-7" tall is actually shorter, but I like the S.canaliculata better, so it gets my vote.  Supannee, I would really like to hear more about your midget plant--do you have a picture of it on your Sans Page?
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> 7. The most reliable one to bloom.  Haven't had any of them long enough to experience bloom time.  Except for the old standby S.trifasciata, the one I had before last winter's frost...  But that's another story.
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> 8. Your favorite variegate.  I'm afraid I'm not much into variegates, but the photo of the variegated S.masoniana (S.sp.'Mason Congo') in the Sans Journal really caught my eye.
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> 9. Your all-time favorite.  S.aubrytiana.  Can't resist the beautiful mottled leaves.  Or maybe S.elliptica 'Horwood' (FKH 424), which also has wonderful leaves, or the incredible S.hallii (S.sp.'Baseball Bat')--now we're REALLY talking leaves.  But the S.canaliculata 'Dwarf' is so cute...
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> 10. The one most tolerant of shade.  All of mine grow in filtered shade, but I have a feeling the desert types would be happier with more sun.  S.subspicata, however, seems to be thriving in shade, as are S.parva, S.trifasciata 'Hahnii Gilt Edge,' S.t.'Laurentii,' and the good old Snake Plant.
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> 11. The ones you would recommend to a beginner.  Probably S.parva, because it's a smallish plant, really easy to grow and apparently easy to bloom, multiplies freely, and can be grown in a regular pot or a hanging basket--quite rewarding for the beginner, but, alas, not terribly interesting (in my opinion) as Sans go.  The spoon-leaved ones are also easy to grow.  I haven't killed any of the others yet, and since I'm just a beginner, too...

Carolyn
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