Re: [Sansevierias] S. bonceilensis
"Hermine Stover [email protected] [Sansevierias]" <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:55:03 -0700
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> > 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/