Keep it tied up. Doing okay from what I see. On my tall S. trifasciata, I used tomato cages. Might be a little unsightly but worked. After a while they should regain their strength. In a few months, you could give it some outside sun.

I'm from the west hills part of Pittsburgh.

Thanks Stush! I always appreciate your knowledge of the Sans.

The tomato cage won't fly in my wife's living room, but maybe if I get it outside for the summer. I bought some of these snake plants not only because they are cool, but because they could survive indoors while the bonsai are outdoors. They fill the empty spots in the summer (my wife hates change, so I have to move all the plants while she is asleep!).

I live in the North, just across from the zoo.

My wife's uncle used to live in Morning Side. Could hear the animals at night. I'm near the airport area. Some times I think the planes are trying to land on my roof.

We have a friend from Morningside - he said the same thing. We just have the trains - I grew up near here, so I don't even notice it.

Thanks Stush - I hope your right! These blades grew a lot over the winter, no where near a window. If I recall, last summer someone ask me to measure the plant and I think it was 26-inches. Now its 44 - no wonder it's flopping.

EDIT: Correction, she was 32 inches from the soil in October, so grew a foot over winter.

I watch every morning how Rt. 28 is jam packed, almost as bad as the parkway east. Thank God I don't have to drive on them. Over here by the Airport, traffic is mostly moving along.

You could use more sticks and green ties used for garbage bags to keep your stems/leaves propped.

Thanks! I'll add a bit more support and see what happens.

Our traffic isn't too bad - 28 is much better since the work they did on it (over the past decade+). It used to be a nightmare anytime there was an event in town, but now it only gets a little backed up a rush hour, such as by the highland park bridge. That is right by my house, but we work in Oakland and don't need 28 - we can just bypass the traffic, get on the highland park bridge, and get to work in like 15-minutes.

You guys might be getting an Amazon hub - that's exciting.

Hope not. Amazon would be bad for us but good for Pittsburgh. Don't think the jobs will be high pay or with great benefits. Only the top head few will see gain.

I didn't know Fernwood grew so big. I have a few tiny ones. Could you show us a full picture of it come summer? I'll have to google it to see what they show.

Going off topic again; Have you ever been to Youngstown? Fellows River Gardens are fantastic. Can't wait to see the tulips soon.

Yeah, I have mixed feelings about Amazon. Generally, I've really loved seeing Pittsburgh grow. I was working at CMU when the first self-driving cars came out, and the students I was working with were all applying to jobs at Facebook, Apple, Google and other equally as impressive but lesser known tech companies. It seemed a major step forward that many of those companies were stationing themselves in Pittsburgh, such as Bakery Square, which is a "campus" style business center near CMU. When the students graduated and moved from CMU's campus to those jobs, it was reminiscent of middle schoolers moving up to high school: a natural transition that kept diverse and intelligent people in Pittsburgh.

I'd be happy to send some pics in the summer. here is one from last summer when it was 32-inches tall from the soil:

I've never been to Youngstown - play music and I often see people selling used equipment in Youngstown on Craigslist. I've thought about making the trip, and maybe it will be worth it to see Fellows Riverside Gardens. I just looked it up on Google - very pretty, like a cross between Phipps Conservatory and Hartwood Acres. I went to college in Ohio, and much preferred Pittsburgh, so it takes a lot to get me to go back ;)

I try to go once a year to Fellows. Love to walk around the gardens. Talk to the gardeners and get some advise. It's all free and friendly. Some times I make a mini vacation out of it. Stay the night, catch a movie, dinner, shopping. Boardman has a lot to offer. I go the back roads and enjoy the trip as well. Only 1-1/2 Hrs. one way. I make about 3 stops along the way to garden centers.

I googled Fernwood and no one shows a plant that big. I think it would look nicer if it had pups filling the pot. They are know to pup a lot. Do you remove then or is yours been mostly alone?

I agree about the pups. When I snipped the ends to stop them from growing, I figured any new energy would have to go to growing pups. It hasn't put any out thus far - the "spike" on the side seems like a pup that grew out of the side of the plant, rather than from the roots. I don't think I've seen another sans do that, it's pretty odd.

Do you think it might not be a Fernwood? The shop (Overbeck's in Blawnox) didn't have it labeled when I got it a few years ago. They said they found it at the Strip District. It flowered about a year and a half ago.

? Looks like one.

It is by far 2 x the size of any Fernwood I have.

Yeah, I googled pics and most were smaller, but I saw a few that look comparable (of course no reference point).