Re: [Sansevierias] S. bonceilensis

"Hermine Stover [email protected] [Sansevierias]" <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:55:03 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.plants.sansevieria.collectors
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>
>   In theory, yes, but I have had certain unusual and beautiful one 
> of a kind sansevierias which I kept alive seemingly forever and 
> each time they put out a normal growth I did this careful surgery. 
> and the mother plant NEVER put out another like herself.


hermine

>
>I believe that it has all got to do with the rhizome.
>Let's take an example from variegated sansevierias.
>We all know that a variegated sans sometimes sends off a non variegated shoot.
>When this happens the shoot should be removed from the mother rhizome
>as close as possible to ensure  variegated plants once again.
>This should be repeated every time a non variegated shoot appears.
>In the case of boncel every time a patula appears,
>this should be removed as close as possible to the boncel rhizome.
>This encourages more boncel offsets instead of patulas.
>
>Regards from Malta
>Philip Borg



------------------------------------
Posted by: Hermine Stover <[email protected]>
------------------------------------

ALL postings to this list are © to the original writer. Postings may not be shared elsewhere without written permission from the writer. 

To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [email protected]
------------------------------------

Yahoo Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sansevierias/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sansevierias/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    [email protected] 
    [email protected]

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    [email protected]

<*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to:
    https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/