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Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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lme5573 5 (
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Tue, Dec 11, 12 at 12:02
| It's been two weeks I posted about my over watered bird's nest sans, and here is an update. This picture shows a top view of the original plant. (what survived). It had a few roots in September when I repotted it. I moved it from my dining room to my plant lights, hoping to encourage more growth. We don't get much sunshine from November to February, and I want it to grow - not simply survive.
The lights are to the left, so the right hand plant is more accurate to color. |
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RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| These 2 plants are the ones with no roots. I am holding them in place with the stones, and shifted them for the picture. I can see no rot, no withering, and it looks good to me. I'm not sure if there are any roots yet, but I am willing to wait. It is still dry, and also under the lights. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| Last picture is a rooted leaf! I started it in September and it turned very yellow and curled. I moved it to the lights and overnight it started turning green. Now I can see two small roots - one on the far right of the leaf and another to the left of that. I am tempted to mist or give a few sips of water, but the leaf looks better every day without, so I will wait. This is so hard to not water these plants, but I really want it to grow again. Thanks for your help. :-)
Lennie |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| Somehow I missed this when you posted originally, I know I would have said how cute these little plants are! How's things going? |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| If I would see this plant at my big box stores, I would pick it up in a heartbeat. This one is different. It is no regular hahnii. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| Looks good so far. If you MUST water, just lightly mist around the outer edge of the mix ONLY of the Sans. which has visible roots. This bit of mist/moisture at the outer edge MAY make the roots reach for it (at least that's my theory & I'm stickin' to it). You'll see Lennie, eventually, your patience will be rewarded! |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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lme5577,
Your plant looks like a S. t. Hahnii 'Malachite'. This variety has a keel, or thickening of the center, which can be felt with the fingers. Some leaves have a speckled appearance, and some show some cross banding associated with many sansevierias. Can you see/feel these characteristics? Below I post a picture of 'Malachite', and another in a 2nd message. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| ... a 2nd picture of 'Malachite'. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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Thank you all for reposting. My sans have not died, and I misted the soil around my biggest ones just yesterday. I'll take new pictures later today.
Michaela, I just checked and my sans does not have a such a prominent keel as Malachite. But it does have both checkered and striped leaves. I thought it had sported when it died and I restarted it the first time.
I found a good spot near my lightstand, and they are greening up, but not losing the yellow entirely. I am watching the growing centers and I think I'm getting very good growth there. I also added rocks and water so they are getting more humidity. I'll get pictures yet this morning.
Lennie |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| Here they are today. These are the rooted ones, although the left one is still a bit wobbly and doesn't have a lot of roots. When I compare the 2 pictures, I do see growth, so I am encouraged. Top view. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| This one is not rooted yet. I removed it from the pot and there were no roots. But no rot, and so I put it back and took this picture from the top. There are two plants in this pot, and the one on the right has a nice growing point. I'm pulling the leaf back to show there is another plant. This on is just starting to get new growth in its center. And - Michaela - you are right - it IS Malachite. The first leaf I felt was a young one, but the older leaves do have a keel. These leaves are thin and flexible, but there is a keel. Thank you for the ID.
My sister gave me this plant in the 80s because her cats were chewing on it. She told me it was a dwarf snake plant. |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| That's so cool, you're doing a great job! Thanks for the update. Sending good vibes to your plants! |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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| Regarding ID of the plant - I asked my sister when and where she got the plant. She said it was in a small planter from my Grandmother's funeral, which was August 1975. That significantly narrows the possibilities, doesn't it? |
RE: Bird's Nest Sans - recovering
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Lme,
I think your plant started out as 'Hahnii' but over the years changed due to environmental changes into something else. May revert back when back to normal conditions. |
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