Re: [Sansevierias] Sansevieria propagation Question

"Alan Myklebust [email protected] [Sansevierias]" <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Sep 2014 07:04:37 -0700
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Very nice explanation, Michael!

Alan


On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Ben Sturgis [email protected] [Sansevierias=
] <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Very happy to get the feedback and clarifications, had been wondering abo=
ut that one for a while. Much appreciated!
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> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 8:42 AM, [email protected] [Sansevierias] <S=
[email protected]> wrote:
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>  ......Because a leaf cutting in sansevierias does not transfer the genet=
ic "codes" necessary for a variegated plant to copy itself. These codes are=
 reserved for the rhizome. If a variegated sansevieria leaf is severed to m=
ake leaf cuttings for propagation purposes, it can only produce two types o=
f plants: either all green or all albino depending on WHERE the new plantle=
t originates on the leaf-cut surface. The young albino plant cannot survive=
 if it is detached from the cutting, while the green plantlet will be fine.=
 Nature considers variegation an abomination, a weakness, and it tries to w=
eed out weakness.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Sturgis [email protected] [Sansevierias] <Sansevierias@yaho=
ogroups.com>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:03:30 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [Sansevierias] Sansevieria propagation Question
> Hello guys,
> I was just thinking if reproduction by seed ensures genetic diversity and=
 variation in plants, and if cuttings produce an exact clone of the parent =
plant, then why do variegated and  striated Sansevierias reproduce non-vari=
egated and non-striated plants when propagated by a leaf cutting?
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Very nice explanation, Michael!<div><br></div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div=
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to:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> [Sansevierias] &lt;<a h=
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yle=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">Very happy to get the feedback and clarificati=
ons, had been wondering about that one for a while. Much appreciated!</div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_extra" style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;"><br style=3D"line=
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mcast.net" style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">[email protected]</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[Sansevierias]<span class=3D"A=
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nk" style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">[email protected]</a>&gt;</sp=
an><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>wrote:<br style=3D"li=
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.22em;"></u><div style=3D"line-height: 1.22em; background-color: rgb(255, 2=
55, 255);"><span style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">&nbsp;</span><div style=3D"=
line-height: 1.22em;"><div style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;"><div style=3D"lin=
e-height: 1.22em;"><div style=3D"line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"=
><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style=3D"line-height: 1.=
22em;">&nbsp;......Because a leaf cutting in sansevierias does not transfer=
 the genetic "codes" necessary for a variegated plant to copy itself. These=
 codes are reserved for the<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</sp=
an><em style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">rhizome</em>. If a variegated sansevi=
eria leaf is severed to make leaf cuttings for propagation purposes, it can=
 only produce two types of plants: either all green or all albino depending=
 on WHERE the new plantlet originates on the leaf-cut surface. The young al=
bino plant cannot survive if it is detached from the cutting, while the gre=
en plantlet will be fine. Nature considers variegation an abomination, a we=
akness, and it tries to weed out weakness.</div><div style=3D"line-height: =
1.22em;"><div class=3D"h5" style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;"><div style=3D"lin=
e-height: 1.22em;"></div><div style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">----- Original=
 Message -----<br style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">From: Ben Sturgis<span cla=
ss=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href=3D"mailto:bennsturgis@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">bennsturgis@gmail.=
com</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[Sansevierias] &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" style=
=3D"line-height: 1.22em;">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br style=3D"=
line-height: 1.22em;">To:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span=
><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" style=3D=
"line-height: 1.22em;">[email protected]</a><br style=3D"line-he=
ight: 1.22em;">Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:03:30 -0000 (UTC)<br style=3D"line=
-height: 1.22em;">Subject: [Sansevierias] Sansevieria propagation Question<=
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ine-height: 1.22em;">I was just thinking if reproduction by seed ensures ge=
netic diversity and variation in plants, and if cuttings produce an exact c=
lone of the parent plant, then why do variegated and &nbsp;striated Sansevi=
erias reproduce non-variegated and non-striated plants when propagated by a=
 leaf cutting?</div></div><div style=3D"line-height: 1.22em;"></div><div st=
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