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Have you heard of the new sport 'Becky'?

brodyjames_gw
13 years ago

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I saw this sans at Home Depot months ago and thought it was a regular S. t. Laurentii with some weird markings on it's leaves, but I didn't buy it. On July 31st, I went to the Chicago Botanic Gardens where the local C&S club was having a show and sale. I noticed very similar plants for sale ($6 or $8, I can't remember)and asked the seller about them (they were all labeled "Sans. Beckyi"). The seller told me that her husband had hit as many Home Depots in northeastern IL as he could and bought every last plant he could find. I went back to my Home Depot and found the plant still there, so I purchased it for $4.99. I looked online a bit and found that Bob Smoley "discovered" this sport and named it after his daughter. There were at least a couple of people who have posted their plant collections online and have this one included.

So, what does everyone think? Have you heard of this one?

Nancy

Comments (29)

  • norma_2006
    13 years ago

    I sure have, but I like the species that are variegated. Norma

  • woodnative
    13 years ago

    FANTASTIC plant there......but I don't think that is the same as 'Becky', which I thought just has a single extra yellow stripe in the center of the leaf, as well as the yellow edge. I am not sure what you have, but I absolutely LOVE it!!

  • scsva
    13 years ago

    I love that, too and for sure, I have never seen anything like that in the big box stores around here.

    Susan

  • blueszz
    13 years ago

    Good find, it's pretty! Can't help you with an ID, I'm sorry!
    Nicole

  • norma_2006
    12 years ago

    I have many variegated plants that look like it, it is not outstaning or differrent enough for me to add to my collection. I perfer speices. On variegated plants each leavf can be different, and often they are not stable yet and may refer back, so I'm not interested in them anymore. I am not a snob, it just that has been my experiences. Norma

  • horacebirgh
    11 years ago

    Nancy,

    It looks more like S. 'Gold Flame'. S. 'Becky' will have one vertical stripe of silver/gray near the middle of the leaf.

    H

  • Michaela
    11 years ago

    The picture posted here by Nancy in the first message is 'Gold Flame' as others have suggested. G.F. is a beautiful Sansevieria Futura and has been seen this summer at various big box stores around the country (but, alas, not in east Tennessee).
    I am posting a picture here of the variety named S. trifasciata L. 'Becky'for comparison. Its origin is from Bob Smoley as Nancy said.
    Norma, you said you "like species that are variegated", and then later on said, "...they are not stable... so I'm not interested in them anymore". That's too bad because the beauty of 'Becky' is the fact that its claim to fame is that every leaf is different, and as a Laurentii, it will only RARELY revert to the wild type. It is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get!
    Interestingly, I just checked Smoley's website and did not see this variety listed. I thought that strange; maybe I missed it.

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    11 years ago

    I think there are too many names for almost the same thing.
    Like the one above, looks more like a gold flame. Mine are mostly variegated on the inside of the leaf. I have one almost all yellow inside and normal green w/yellow edges on the outside. I did seen one called 'Futura variegated' I did like that one. I wonder what it will turn into in about 10 years down the road.

  • Michaela
    11 years ago

    'Futura Variegated' is one of the most beautiful of the variegated Futuras. The leaves are wide and highly variegated. As a mericlinal variegate, the variegation patterns are different on both leaf sides. The Variegated Futura often throws pups that do not look like the parent and can range from largely yellow (called Futura 'Aurea'), to reversion to all green.

  • woodnative
    11 years ago

    Michaela- Great pic and that is my favorite Futura. I like the variablility. I also like 'Wagner's Gold' for a taller plant with variability. There is supposed to be a 'hahni' type out there with simlar variegation to that Futura but I have yet to locate it (I think Hermine has photos of it in her book).

    Michaela, that 'Becky' is not from Bob Smoley is it?? I don't think your plant is 'Becky' (though I think your plant is more beautiful than 'Becky'!). 'Becky' just has an extra, somewhat variable stripe down the center of each leaf. I have a small 'Becky'.......the original plant had root mealies (YUCK!!!!!) and this is all I have left, cleaned up.

  • Michaela
    11 years ago

    Hi 'Wood', The plant whose picture I posted of 'Becky' came from Carl Drebilbis, Houston, TX. I got it maybe 4 years ago. I understood then that its primary description was that all leaves had different variegation. I don't know anything about your statement that it "has a somewhat variable stripe down the center of each leaf". However, if the stripe is variable I take it that each leaf is different and we are saying the same thing. Hah! Are you by chance jonesing for a piece of my Becky? One more picture posted here of 'Becky'. It is not a Futura and in no way could be mistaken for 'Gold Flame'.

    Yes, there is an equivalent variegation pattern for all three of the Sans types - normal/tall, Futura/medium, and Hahnii/dwarf. Wagners Gold (normal size) is the equivalent for Futura variegated. I don't know if a STABLE equivalent hahnii has shown up. Golden Hahnii sometimes puts out pups with more green and deeper yellows than usual and these might be considered equivalent.

    I heard Juan C. is working on a revision of his Trifasciata book. Maybe he will tell more.

  • Michaela
    11 years ago

    Picture mentioned in previous post didn't make it in so I'll try again here. This is a full shot of 'Becky'.

  • woodnative
    11 years ago

    LOL! My fault. YOu are correct. I am looking at your pic again and I see the pattern. At first it looked "too random" but I see that it has the gold egdge, and yes, extra stripe(s) down the center of each leaf. Carl D is certainly reputable too! Yours is really doing well for you!!! I am looking for an UNSTABLE hahni much like your futura...........I like to have a surprise with each new pup!

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    11 years ago

    Thank you Michaela for the information and beautiful pictures. I don't have a Futura Variegate just the picture from Michael Phillips flickr photo. He also showed a nice yellow form of hahnii. S.-t.-hahnii-Streaker-with-solid-gold-B. Very nice to have if anyone can find shuch a thing.
    Link below;
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10449510@N05/sets/72157601287462789/
    BTW Has anyone heard of this guy. He's in the Int. Sans. club. He really has a beautiful collection. If so, tell him 'Thank you for sharing'.

  • lovemysans
    11 years ago

    Hi Stush! He has his e-mail posted on flickr... If you're interested in any of his plants I'd send him an e-mail. He may be able to sell you one or tell you where he got his.

    Here is his e-mail micheal.phillips8@btinternet.com

  • barbmock
    11 years ago

    Bob Smoley has a listing for Becky. There are a couple of pictures, but no prices shown. I think you have to join his club to buy on this page.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Bob's Club

  • lovemysans
    11 years ago

    Stush, If you decide to purchase from him or any place overseas you may need a phyto certificate... Sellers usually can provide one.

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    11 years ago

    Lovemysans,
    Just too pricey for me. I can wait and see what turns up around here. It may be a few years back but I can wait.

  • hermine
    11 years ago

    And this is why one must NEVER pass up an opportunity to examine plants for sale no matter how humble the seller. Home Depot is good because they buy in such huge quantities. I spent YEARS looking for S trifasciata laurentii with MORE than normal striping, and was never really very successful personally until I met Lilian True. She really broke the bank at Monte Carlo.

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    11 years ago

    I have a very lovely leaf on my Sans. tri. Laurentii. Only one. The rest of the gang is normal. Nothing I can do. Just enjoy and hope a pup comes out like it.


    This plant is very old. (30-40yrs.) That leaf has more yellow than green and is the same on both sides.

  • akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a)
    8 years ago

    I know this thread is really old. I have looked for Sansevieria Becky and can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it?

  • mlaforet05
    8 years ago

    I purchased "Becky" several years ago from Carl Drebilbis of Houston TX, and after 2 seasons I posted a picture of a pot full of this plant as seen above on this forum. This variety always seems to want to revert to Laurentii, but every once in a while it throws a very nice variegated leaf; no two leaves are the same. The leaves are a little shorter in length than Laurentii. I think I still have 'Becky". Contact me at mlaforest05@comcast.com

  • akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a)
    8 years ago

    Thank you.

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    Exthinker
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Ahh, you are right!

    Everyone thinks of something that can give them money...

  • akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a)
    2 years ago

    Stush, I have flagged two posts on here, about the same thing, Becky promoting luck. The two posts added online gambling links, so I flagged them.

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    2 years ago

    Good Nancy. How did you make out finding one? I have a tall growing one purchased with some extra stripping in it that has really taken off now. No name but some thing I never seen before.



  • akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a)
    2 years ago

    This thread is 10 years old, 5 years ago I bumped it up looking for Becky. Mike sent me Becky, I am very lucky that he sent it to me.


    That one looks really nice Stush.

  • Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
    2 years ago

    Haven't heard from Mike is some years now. Hope he is still doing well. He sent me some really nice stuff.