It looks good, if I ever make it to Hawaii I'll have to visit :)

Lovely! Do you experience any problems with growing plants in the Hawaiian climate? I can imagine there is a lot of vulcanic debris in your environment, but other than that it also provides a lot of sunlight of course! Would you like to tell us more about your gardening experiences? Thanks and have fun!

I'll be over and try out that bench. Any tea to go with it?

Oyster- most of the homes on my side of the island has a white coral foundation on top of the volcanic rock. It is use primarily for strength and stability for homes. There is another layer (6”-1 foot) of top soil on top of that. Most of the tropical palms and plants have shallow root systems which doesn’t need to penetrate the coral. I have a dwarf Eureka lemon tree with deep roots that doesn’t seem to bother it though.

the only issue on my side of the island is drought conditions which is why I consider plants with lower water needs. Here they get plenty of sun and salt air (1 mile from the coast). These plants have adapted well to the salt, including the sans. Some issues here would be white flies, but I haven’t seen anything that bothers that sans except slugs. Like I mentioned in another post, the sans in Hawaii get plenty of water which the slugs love.

Thank you for sharing your gardening experiences saltdesert! I love to read experiences from all around the world, very informative. Again thanks and happy gardening from 12000km across the globe!

Beautiful garden! Talk about a walk of fame!

Perfection!

Lovely way of displaying your sans collevtion

Saltdesert, do you know about sansevieria collector Angel R. in Hawaii and that there is a branch of the International Sansevieria Society there? I don't know which island they're on but I can probably find out.

With your interest in sans, it'd be a shame not to get in touch with folks in the branch. They have a website, let me know if you need a link to it.

Also, are you aware of a historic, massive sansevieria planting in Hawaii in the 1950s by fiber researchers of the USDA? This was at Koko Crater and it was declared a Botanic Garden at some point later. The fiber project was abandoned by the USDA shortly after it was started when synthetic fibers like rayon and dacron were developed. The sans plantings still exist and Koko Crater might be a good field trip for you. Sansevieria pioneers Ed and Alva Eby lived there for decades and were self-appointed caretakers of the sansevierias after they were abandoned, I know Alva has passed now and Ed might be as well, last I heard he had moved to the US northeast where his son lives. There might be signage at Koko Crater about the Ebys. If you ever get there, I'd be interested to know about signage and the condition of the plantings.

Russ

Aloha Russ

im not aware of Angel r but he sounds very interesting. Koko crater, I will definitely research that sounds really interesting! I actually may do a field trip and will post anything I find. Thanks!

Saltdesert, Please remember us here with lots of pictures of your trip.

Absolutely Stush you got it!

Saltdesert, the sans expert in Hawaii is Angel Ramos. He had a regular column in the International Sansevieria Society's quarterly journal. I Googled his name with 'hawaii sansevieria' and got several links to Hawaiian news articles about him and his succulents. One was the Honolulu Star but I don't know if he lives on Oahu.

I noticed the web site for the Hawaii Branch of the IAS was dated 2002 and doesn't seem to be updated since I last saw it. I'll try to find out if it's still in existence, as well as an address for Mr. Ramos if you're interested.

Here is a link to the web site, that's Angel among the tall sans in one of the photos.

http://www.angelfire.com/hi4/Sansevieria/

Yeah, please do provide pics if you do go to the Koko Crater BG. There is a sans of unknown heritage that was found at the crater which is simply called Koko. Very slow growing but impressive as a well-grown specimen plant. None of mine have grown out of a 4 inch pot.

Russ