Thanks for the updates. Seems there should be new pictures to go with all that new growth! Well, I tried. I am not sure what to do this year. None of my Sans, except the hardest leaved varieties go outside. Too much chance of burn, and well, lack of concentration to keep an eye on them every single day!

I have a new growth point on my Bantel's Sensation, but it's been there over a year, without doing ANYthing. These are difficult enough to find here that I really, REALLY don't want to risk this plant. It is tetchy enough as it is. I have nearly stopped the leaf die back thing, only one this year, but have yet to hit upon the 'perfect' amount of water.

Joe, I have been wanting to ask you, "Do you ever use Epson Salts on your guys? And if so, when?"

Good reports Joe and Cena. Joe, I'm glad to see you found a S. Kenya spoon-leaf dwarf. I just depotted mine because it hadn't sent up a new plant in about 2 years. What I found was interesting so I posted it in the sans gallery. Be sure to click the "gallery" to see it.
Cena, if anything happens to your Bantel's sensation let me know and I'll send you a new one at no cost. Mine seems to like me, and I have plenty.

No epsom salts on my plants! This is for screwballs who grow cacti :-)

I live in east Tennessee and we can get terrible sunburn in a few hours if plants are thrust outside in the early Spring after spending all winter inside. Even in mid May all my Sans do not receive any direct sunlight except for a little in the morning, and maybe a little after 6 PM. The only possible downside I can think of about not getting sun is that flowering might be less. Plants need sun to flower. My plants get plenty of air circulation and I use Osmocote 14-14-14.

I have little long-time experience with variegated forms. Maybe someone can comment on whether or not sunlight is beneficial to maintain variegation.

Like Joe, this promises to be a good Sans growing year here in hillbilly land!

I find that I can put my Sansevieria out into 6 or more hours of sun (regardless of the variety) if I take a month to acclimatize my plants to being outdoors. It takes about a month to get them from the front porch (under cover, and only an hour of morning sun), to the back porch (where they are still under cover, but get late afternoon sun) to out in the garden where they get sun from 11:00 am until at least 4:00 pm. None of my plants have been burned with this much sun, and the heat and brightness really seems to carry them over the winter. Of course, bringing them in does not require the same in reverse, so they get to stay in the sun from mid-June through September.

Joe 'YMMV' DeRosa

Hey, who you callin' a screwball?!?!

Sheesh, just because I grow cacti TOO! Also. In addition.

And, I only use ES on orchids and my sans. I was just askin'.

I didn't call you a screwball, but if the shoe fits...;-)

I find that my plants (in Zone 6) really like to get as much sun as possible for teh few months it is available. If there is a chance of sunburn, it's one I'm willing to take. I've worked out the process over the past 20 years or so to prevent the kind of die-offs I've had in the past. I guess it'll always be a little risky, but it is a risk I'm willing to take.

Joe 'we all find our level of risk' DeRosa

I have a question for one of you. All of my Sans. trifasciata developed some yellowed leaves this spring. Not all, but just one or two per pot. So I just whacked them off and they look fine now.
Do you think this was from too much water or maybe too strong light? Also they had not been fertilized for a while.

Thanks,
Leta

Elsie,
Where was this yellow? On the leaf edge? Some Sansevierias are supposed to have yellow markings. If the rest of your leaves are all green, maybe you have 2 different varieties in the same pot. The next time the yellow appears, leave it alone and see what happens. These plants prefer a little dryness. When in doubt whether or not to water - don't..
Mike

No, Mike, the whole leaf turned a light yellow color. The rest of the plant remained it's usual green with markings. It was not a new sprout, but an individual leaf on an existing plant.

Thanks,
Elsie