Houseplants: Does anyone else love snakeplants?

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tishrh Mount Vernon, OH October 29, 2009 07:24 AM	I just brought these home. I have four variteties now. 2 not shown is your traditional snake plants you find in stores and greenhouses. View Larger
plantladylin East Central, FL (Zone 9b) October 29, 2009 09:53 AM	It looks like you are starting a nice collection there! There are 57 listed in Plant Files: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[com... Sansevieria is not one of my favorite plants but I've somehow acquired a few over the years. Mine are all the common type. These look pretty ratty because the pots have been sitting behind the shed in a weedy area for a very long time. I just dragged them out when mowing and doing yard work yesterday because I want to clear the area behind the shed. I have a couple of the little squatty birds nest sans too. View Larger
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) October 29, 2009 01:07 PM	you can just pack those up and send them to my house plantlady! LOL I don't have that kind!
trackinsand mid central, FL (Zone 9a) October 29, 2009 04:31 PM	i love them!!! especially the tall kinds...they are so indestructible and make a great architectural statement. they are actually the only houseplants i have...oh and a zz plant too.
dp72 Woodway, TX (Zone 8a) October 29, 2009 08:55 PM	Sure. Love them. Cylindrica, which you have, is a favorite. There are lots of shapes and sizes and leaf colors.
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) October 30, 2009 01:45 PM	I've been trying to find a home for the Sansevieria trifasciata I got. I had given it to a friend of mine but she was so scared that the plant would kill her cats even though I told her it would only give them a belly ache or a numb tongue. I guess I can't blame her.... It's not in very good condition but I know if I could get it a good home it would perk up. Unfortunately, I can't send it through the mail, it's much too big. If anyone is interested in picking it up please let me know. It's sitting outside right now because I don't have space for it and it's starting to get cold.
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) October 30, 2009 06:13 PM	I'll take it!!!!!!
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) October 30, 2009 06:30 PM	If only I could Trinawitch :( I'm not sure if I can send it through the mail...
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) October 30, 2009 07:20 PM	we do all the time, speaking of which I was packing a goody box for you today, it will go out probably monday
amalie63 Duncan, OK (Zone 7a) October 30, 2009 08:26 PM	I love snake plants, I have hhmm 3 or 4 different types......
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) October 31, 2009 01:34 AM	I actually found a home for it this afternoon. Next time I get something that needs a home, I'll come to you first trinawitch! I just didn't have the money to send something so heavy. :( I can't wait to get my goody box. :D
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) October 31, 2009 01:55 AM	cool...Happy Dance...I will probably be sending it out monday or tuesday, By priority mail. And I understand about money...Want a teenager? I have 5 I'm sure I can spare one...LOL I'm just glad you found it a home!
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) October 31, 2009 12:22 PM	Lol... you must have your hands busy with 5 teenagers. I was an only child who eventually had one step sister. I kinda wish I had more brothers and sisters but it wouldn't have been good circumstances.
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) October 31, 2009 05:21 PM	ahh there all right most of the time, its the chupacabra (chihuahua 4 mo) and the gremlin (a little black kitty about 2 mo) that keep me busy! They get into everything way worse than the kids everdid!
tishrh Mount Vernon, OH November 01, 2009 10:44 AM	Trinawitch: if i get some babies off of these. I will send you some. I have 3 teenagers and one preteen so I know the feeling. lol.
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) November 01, 2009 11:01 AM	life with teenagers: you have a cute baby and you love him and dress him and show him off, then they turn into little monsters at 2 and somewhere in there they become your sweet child, and then one day This alien walks into your house cleans out your fridge, and I swear at some point you can literally see thier brains fall out on the counter, when they ask you out of the blue, how to make kool-aid, and as you stare at them in disbelief, because Kool-aid is something they've made a thousand times before, it hits you Oh Lord help me puberty has set in, boys will cease to have any kind of intelligent conversation, and everything is a mojor tragedy and life is over for your daughters! LOL
tishrh Mount Vernon, OH November 11, 2009 07:33 AM	I have 3 teenage boys and then one girl almost pre teen so I know what you are talkinging about. Lol.
daisylovn Wilmer, AL (Zone 8b) November 11, 2009 12:05 PM	Trina, "and then one day This alien walks into your house cleans out your fridge, and I swear at some point you can literally see thier brains fall out on the counter, when they ask you out of the blue, how to make kool-aid, and as you stare at them in disbelief, because Kool-aid is something they've made a thousand times before, it hits you Oh Lord help me puberty has set in, boys will cease to have any kind of intelligent conversation" I can relate to that.. My 14 yr old son fits that description.... and I have two 11 yr olds and an 8 yr old.. ALL BOYS!!! I will hang the one that told me having your children 3 yrs apart was the perfect age difference.. because just as soon as I take a breath because my 14 yr old is getting "past" something... the next two start it!!!! -- Its just not fair... Will I ever get a break? I'm guessing that is many years away yet....
daisylovn Wilmer, AL (Zone 8b) November 11, 2009 12:08 PM	Oh about the Snakeplants... I thought I did not like them...but I recently received some in a trade. I put them in my bathroom and have decided that I like them alot...much to my surprise!!
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) November 11, 2009 12:59 PM	daisy once you give birth to them you NEVER get a break from them, ever, ever, ever! and the watching thier brains fall out just hit the last one (girl) yesterday. I just keep reminding myself I now have a countdown, she's 12 so 6 more years and they will all be old enough to lock the door and move and not tell them where I went! LOL
daisylovn Wilmer, AL (Zone 8b) November 11, 2009 01:30 PM	What?? .....and I thought you were my friend!!! I love 'em but they can certainly drive you insane... and my husband wants to know why I'm crazy!!! Can you believe it? ; ) He is obviously not with them as much as I am... lol
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) November 11, 2009 01:34 PM	hubby might see ours for an hour a day unless it's the problem child and he takes him to the garage and makes him work, because I refuse to deal with the little deliquent anymore (his kid)
timmijo Ellendale, DE (Zone 7a) November 13, 2009 08:41 PM	Hello, ladies .... er, umm .... about snake plants? Has anyone ever propagated one by cutting it into one-inch pieces and putting the bottom edge upright in a pot of soil? (I have. To have successfully increased a snake plant this way is a rite of passage as a green-thumber, I believe.) But it takes patience! Lots of patience! ~TJ
trinawitch Canton, IL (Zone 5b) November 13, 2009 08:56 PM	nope sure haven't, was always to chicken...LOL
3jsmom31 zone 6a, KY November 13, 2009 09:10 PM	I cut them into 4" sections, so I guess I'm a rookie. I think I remember something about the variegated edge varieties will not keep the variegated edge with segments. With them I thought you had to do division to keep the edge. I have to go ponder this now. Maybe I dreamed it.... sigh...
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) November 15, 2009 08:56 AM	No 3jsmom31... I was in propagation class and that is correct. They rarely keep the variegation once they start growing new babies off cuttings. I think there is a very very very very very small chance that they will keep the variegation but its not as pretty which I think at that point is considered a genetic hiccup of sorts. I received a small snake plant that had one large piece from another plant sticking out of it. It was the mother plant piece and it was so large I had to cut it off. I think cutting it into small pieces for propagation would work very well and four inches sounds optimal but I personally don't know if that is standard.
3jsmom31 zone 6a, KY November 15, 2009 01:14 PM	Propagation class. That would be coolness. I guess what I really want is to learn about grafting. I have read about it, but never tried it. I thought about growing some avocado or citrus seeds just to try grafting, lol.
Leysha Dallas, TX (Zone 8a) November 15, 2009 11:28 PM	There's a whole science behind grafting. Some of it is pretty easy but you have to have all the tools and supplies for it. You also need a steady hand and patience (which I have neither lol). One big thing about grafting is that the plants that you graft have to be either related or similar. The reason for this is because plants are kind of like people like how some of us have B blood and some have O blood. Not all blood can be mixed. If the plant is spliced with something that doesn't match it will either die or it will grow only to have cancerous growth or the plant with twist upon each other which of course isn't healthy. The whole thing is so complex that I'm pretty sure I won't be doing it for a living. :p I recommend the class if you are eager for knowledge.