But that was the question. Assuming i remove the normal pups, will the parent plant:

A: pop out more normal sans pups

B: revert to sans cylindrica pups

C: roll the dice, could pop out a cypress tree

Ideally, I'd like a pot full of cylindrica. I have a whole planter of regular sans.

It can put out 6 pups at once. If you remove all of them another 6 would come up {more or less}. They all turn into normal cylindricas. I planted a single boncel leaf and got 8 pups.

Looks like leaf cuttings. That is those 3 plants are 3 leaves that rooted and are now producing pups. The pups have juvenile leaves which do look different, but will continue to grow into regular S. cylindrica.

Sans. cylindrica and Sans. trifasciata are different species. A plant can't produce pups of a different species. Just because the pups look like normal sans now, they're still cylindrica and will change their appearance as they grow.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that "sans creating pups not like itself" means that the pups can be different color and shape variations than it's mother plant.

I had heard that the shape variations would keep their juvenile look as they matured, leading to mature cylindrica that had the shape of trifasciata. That would not be ideal because it would lead to a messy presentation. I'm looking to grow this into a planter of tall green spears. So of I'm understanding you correctly, the three pups that don't look like the parents will eventually begin to look like you would expect them to?

Matt Barnett - do not be upset, everything is fine :) Maybe it is, as Woodnative writes, that the cut leaves of S. cylindrica produce such other leaves. But my plant is not made of cut leaves, and each young regrowth has another first 3-4 leaves. This is a normal phenomenon in Sansevieria cylindrica and in other plants. The first leaves are not 'real' leaves, the same happens with other plants. These are the so-called 'cotyledons'. Look at my plant S. cylindrica 'Boncel' - the first young (2 years ago) had 2 other leaves, the next (last year) also. Compare this to the last, current photo - the next leaves are already correct.

Your plant is a different variety but belongs to this species as my - Sansevieria cylindrica. So it will be like that for you too, I'm sure :)

That is interesting for sure. The cotyledons must act as leaves, providing energy to the plant, as they wouldnt be there otherwise. The only question is why the fourth pup is starting as a miniature version of the parent plant, seeming to mock the others who are on the equivalent of training wheels.

Such a joke of nature, just injoy your plant & pups :)

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