Re: [Sansevierias] show and tell: S. trifasciata Xdeserti 'Florida H-13'

>

MOST variegated plants need to be grown only at 
the maximum light just short of what will BURN THE VARIEGATION.

I grew variegated Cactus and this was a very 
touchy thing because they need bright light, but 
the right amount of light burns the variegation.

I got my var hybrid from they guy who was running 
I think Fairchild. we had a nice visit. I was delighted! He was delighted!

your plants sure look good, and of course 
continue selecting for the best variegation. my 
original plant had a modest amount.

hermine

>Hi Corey,
>I'm not sure what you mean by "light....to 
>maintain the variegation". Variegation is 
>genetically set in the rhizome - specifically in 
>what is called the 'apical meristem' at the 
>growing rhizome tip. More (or less) light has no 
>effect on the existence of variegation. However, 
>variegated plants as a whole are considered 
>sun-lovers because they have less chlorophyll in 
>their leaves to make the sugars the plant needs 
>to grow. This particular plant does not have 
>enough variegation to noticeably effect its 
>growth and 'happiness'. In fact it has been in a 
>shaded porch since mid April. In winter, it was 
>receiving poor light from a house window. I 
>hasten to say it would probably get taller if I 
>gave it better sunlight - but then it would 
>become larger and even more unwieldly! Ha!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Corey Liss [email protected] [Sansevierias] <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected] [Sansevierias] <[email protected]>
>Sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 22:51:35 -0000 (UTC)
>Subject: Re: [Sansevierias] show and tell: S. 
>trifasciata Xdeserti 'Florida H-13'
>Wow! How much light does it need to maintain the variegation?
>
>-Corey
>On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:37:31PM +0000, 
>[email protected] [Sansevierias] wrote:
> > Attached are a few pictures of the subject 
> sansevieria. This plant is a descendant of the 
> USDA experiments in the 1940's (in Florida) to 
> develop a Sansevieria with long, strong fibers 
> for the making of rope. This plant is a bit 
> unusual, maybe even rare, because it is 
> variegated. At 6+ feet long, with large, heavy 
> rhizomes, I hate depotting the monster. It 
> needs a large, heavy pot because the tall 
> leaves act as a sail to sometimes blow the pot 
> over in a wind. Although every leaf has at 
> least one yellow stripe, I always discard the 
> lesser variegated pups and keep the best. As an 
> F-1 hybrid, it exhibits the hybrid vigor you would expect from a first cross.
>
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