No problem! Here's a clear shot of the roots:

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Zoomed out, so you can see how long the cuttings are. Now fondly referred to as "the bunny ears":

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Here's the original mother plant - fell in love with it the moment I saw it in a nursery. It was tall and elegant and made my apartment look like a stylish stage home :)

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OH, when you cut a leaf into sections you must always remember which part is down ( this I think is called polarity) If you try to root it Upside down it will not root. The lower part must always be the part in the rooting medium or water.

A tip for anyone else propagating cuttings in water - I learned later that cuttings release a natural rooting hormone, and that the smaller the container of water is, the more concentrated the rooting hormone. As you can see, I just put my cuttings in a recycled soda bottle. I were to do this again, I'd probably put it in something smaller and see if it can root faster. If anyone has had a different experience, do tell.

did you let it dry for a day or 2 before placing in the water?

Nope! Cut it and then just plopped it into water immediately. Then changed the water every 3 days to prevent algae from growing. I think that might have been too often and I could have waited a week or even longer for the water changes. Did you say you were able to root cuttings in only a week? That's amazing! Mine took 2 months!

No I meant the picture was of a week old cutting in water. Sorry to disappoint. Interesting that you had no trouble without first letting the cutting callous over. The cutting I have was first put straight into water, but the ends rotted and I had to cut of an inch of each leaf. That is why i lost one of the 3. I then allowed the new cut to callous over before replacing into clean water. What temperature are you keeping it at?

The little Hahnii with the roots took about 3 to 4 months. I started it some time in April I think. Temperature was definitely too cold for it then.

Ah makes sense. I took the cuttings on 5/31 and noticed they had roots on 7/19. Neither cutting rotted even though I didn't let them callous. I literally took the cuttings and within seconds put them in water. This might sound ridiculous but I think I was afraid that whatever magical plant juices that could cause it to root would evaporate (very scientific sounding, I know). Then it sat there, and sat there... I consistently changed the water every 3 days but by the second month I started wondering if anything was ever going to happen haha. Perhaps it was just beginners luck? We also have warmer weather in California so that probably helped.

To answer your question - it's probably about 60-65 degrees inside my apartment. I kept it on top of the fridge in the kitchen thinking it might be warmer but it's not, I checked. It's one of those energy star fridges so it doesn't get hot like the older ones do. My kitchen also gets little to no light, so evidently sans don't need light to root?

My house averages 65 to 68 right now, (without ac) It has been 75 a few time during warm spells. The North East is having a relatively mild summer over all. Your success is wonderful and astounding. I Once rooted a Sans leaf in water in January. It took one month if I recall. I would not recommend it though. Kelli please keep us updated on your plant. What else do you grow?

Fred

Will do! Thanks.

I only started growing anything this year, and options are limited in my tiny studio apartment. Currently, I have some bolivian rainbow chili peppers in a grow box I built and have a few padrón pepper plants on my fire escape. I'd love to make the bolivian rainbow into a bonsai when it grows up. I also have a tillandsia terrarium, a few orchids (one of which I just mounted to driftwood), and a rex begonia "fireworks". I also recently stole some pups off my parents' enormous spider plant. You would not believe how quickly and easily those things propagate compared to a snake plant. My spider plant pups literally put down roots in only a week and a half, crazy!

Fred, you seem like an experienced sans grower. Question - how do stores keep their sans growing straight and tall? Mine has leaves growing sideways and all over the place now that it's been with me for awhile. I'm not really concerned about its health - I'm really more concerned about aesthetics. I do turn it so that light hits it evenly. Any advice you can offer on this? Can you tie up a sans, perhaps?

That is a good question, and I'm not sure that can be prevented. Turning the plant like you are doing is a good thing. Sansevieria will TOLERATE low light but thrives in bright and when acclimated will grow in Florida's full sun. They grow best above 75 degrees. They die very quickly when they are wet and cold. I think over time most do have some leaning leaves and I'm guessing its the amount of light. It is very hard to recreate natural or even greenhouse conditions.

Stush has a picture one one of the threads ( though I think it has been awhile so it way back in the list) Of a few of His plants that are supported by a tomato cage or some thing he fashioned that looks similar to one. The short answer is you can tie them up or support them. The trick is to do so ascetically. Your picture looks like its is fine. (shoot I cant see the picture without getting out of this post) Yeah, yours looks fine at the moment.

That is quite a collection you have started. You might concider adding one of the several smaller types of Sansevieria. The smallest being Birdsnest which only gets 12 inches tall. Its name is Sansevieria trifasciat hahnii. There are several variegated versions of this. S. Futura type Sans. are a mid sized between Birdsnest and a full sized Snake plant. Both are available at BBS, but you have to look and you have to be able to recognize the plant type, the silly little label sicks only say Sansevieria! Oh, if by experience you mean that I've lost a few over the years, your right! LOL

Questions and pictures are always welcome here!

Fred

My mother has the moonlight sans. She's had it for 18 years. I only found out last night that she had no idea it was a succulent and waters it every week and inadvertently has kept it on a humidity tray (she has it in a terra cotta pot inside a decorative pot with rocks at the bottom so that it doesn't sit in water). It's so old that it's completely lost it's white/green color and is now more of a medium green/olive color. I have no idea how it's hung on this long but surprisingly, it looks to be doing ok for being watered heavily once a week for 18 years. Leaves are a little floppy but otherwise it's definitely alive. Thought about pruning off some of the floppy bits and trying to root the cuttings next time I'm at my folks place to expand my sans collection! I agree, a Birdsnest sans is also the next step. I've always admired them in the nurseries.

You and your Mom might want to collaborate and repot the Moonshine just to make sure the roots are still OK. Sans. are so tough that sometimes they can still look good upstairs while in the cellar there is trouble So to speak. When was the last time it was potted? Moonshine often loose the light gray color an go to the Olive green.color. They still look good. Here are a couple web sites:

http://www.theamateursdigest.com/sansev5.htm

http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/sansevie.htm

This too:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2148716/i-got-my-moonshine-how-do-i-make-keep-it-white?n=11

I totally agree. Good idea. I have some succulent soil and can check roots and repot if necessary next time I'm there! Honestly after how she described taking care of it to me, I was just surprised it wasn't dead yet.

Update on this. Not sure if I showed what they looked like potted up but it's finally throwing up 2 new growths!

They look great!

Very nice pups! You are building a very nice collection!

Thank you both!