You might try seeing if one of those runners will root itself in a pot placed next to the mother plant.

Thanks! It would be interesting to see what happens. I think I'll try that.

I have to keep watch on this, looks interesting. I don't own a Parva so new to me.

My one agave does this and I have cut the runners off and they continued to produce a new plant but it takes years. If left on the mother plant would have been in a few months.

I'll post an update when something interesting happens. If the weather were warmer I'd move the pot outside & set it on top of a half barrel that I have in a shady protected area. It would be interesting to see if all of the runners would crawl out of the small pot & root in the big pot. But it doesn't seem like it's going to warm up anytime soon here in Illinois.

I'm in Illinois, too. It is so cold and has been so wet. I had put my plants outside and had to bring them in again. I look forward to seeing what your plant will do and what happens with the runners. I have a little white Parva marginated that has grown roots, but seems stuck as is. I wish it would run away. Soon we will have some sun and warm. I live South Central, East of the river.

Shana Lee, I live up near Ottawa, il. I've been moving my plants in and out too with this cold weather. Sure hope it warms up soon. I'll make sure to post an update. :)

Basia K, do you have any pictures of this posted? Would you share photos of this? I would love to consider a Sansevieria to hang. I have a parva white marginated that won't hang but, if that would be an option for another variegated parva? Or a gilt- edge?

I thought about some of the others to hang, but they can be a little pokey.

Parva in a hanging pot. Actually watering is the problem here, because I have to feel the dirt in the pot each time, before I decide whether to water or not. So - climb a chair, feel, decide, de-climb the chair, get water, climb the chair... good exercise, obviously ;)

Shana Lee, there's no reason why your variegated parva can't be put in a basket with runners hanging down, all parvas grow the same way. Maybe it's too large for a basket?

Actually there is a form of S.parva which does not hang down. In the trade it is called S.kirkii 'Friends'. Same leaves as the usual form, but the plant is growing upright.

Real shame there is no information about what is S. kirkii 'Friends'. Not a kirkii and looks like a parva. Why do they call it Kirkii? I just purchased some new sans myself and don't know the parents of them. Wish they did explain their origin. I purchased one that looks like a parva called S. Gracillima. I think it stacks to several feet unlike parva. Don't know anything about it so I don't know how it pups.

Stush, I might have info on gracillima in papers or books, I'll see what I can find. It's not a new one, I remember seeing the name maybe decades ago.

I had not heard of Friends until Basia mentioned it. After looking for info there doesn't seem to be any. Something is amiss connecting it to kirkii, unless it's a hybrid of it, which is doubtful. Also, pics of Friends look like other parva-like sans, so I'm suspicious of a bogus renaming for profit, to sell the latest new thing to unsuspecting buyers.

I'll keep digging for info.

A friend showed today a picture of a nice plant called 'Fire'. Identical to 'Black Gold'. We agree in thinking that sellers just dab a new name on a well-known plants in order to increase the sales...

might be the same with so-called kirkii 'Friends'. Catchy name.

Basia, I could only find one photo of Fire. In that example the green was solid, no banding, with a yellow margin. It looked like Jade Dwarf Variegata. .

Unfortunately the name Black Gold was established on the wrong plant years ago by sellers who apparently didn't know any better. The sans people call Black Gold is actually Futura Simplex, an intermediate size form with trifasciata pattern and banding, and wide yellow margins. I guess Futura Simplex wasn't as catchy as Black Gold.

The real Black Gold is the very dark form of the tall species trifasciata, named by sans explorer, collector and author Juan Chahinian of Naples, Fla. This is fairly common, I often see it at Walmart. To make things even more confusing, this sans is sold under the conpletely bogus name of Black Coral.

So yes, names are really messed up and will never be unraveled. And old named sans keep coming out with new names on them... it's mind boggling!!

Just purchased a 'New' one called Sansevieria Cordova Variegated. Looks just like a Gold Hahnii but is known to be a stacker with harder leaves. Better not be another Gold Hahnii.

Sansevieria 'Cordova'; Hybrid of S. ballyi x S. trifasciata, probably hahnii type.

Stush, I've never heard of this sans. It doesn't look like a Golden Hahnii. The parents are a weird combination, I don't see how it could even be considered a Hahnii type. I'm going to research Cordova for a pic of the green form without variegation. Looks like it doesn't have the hard terminal spine of ballyi, but it certainly inherited the small size and rosette shape of it vs the tall habit of trifasciata. Very interesting. Wonder who hybridized it, perhaps the Thai's.

Being a hybrid, it will propagate true from leaf cuttings.

Good score my friend,

Russ

Good to know Russ. Check out one called Sansevieria Sweet Celery which look interesting. Another one called Sansevieria Cleopatra which looks something like a S. Kirkii 'Silver Blue'.

Stush, a friend of mine ordered Cleopatra and got me one, haven't received yet but pics look pretty. I saw a pic of Sweet Celery yesterday, I might order that one if I can find cheap enough. Sweet Celery... who's making up these ridiculous names!! There are devious sellers out there and names get changed, so it very well COULD be Silver Blue.

Basia and Russ, My pretty parva is quite small. This in a 3.25 in pot. I love this plant, but i have had a bear of time keeping it alive or keeping roots. It has had shallow roots all winter. The leaves are catching up, filling out and unwrinkling.

I have had it placed in the rain for a few days. We get showers followed by lots of wind. Our area is always windy. The skewer helps to hold it in place when it is breezy. It was repotted this year. Needs more moisture, I believe. It looks happier. I will imaging roots growing in this wetter, warmer weather. I just need to finds its key!

Basia, now I really want to hang one. Thank you for the photo.

Shana Lee, keep us informed on progress. If you lose it for some reason, I can replace it. I have green and a narrow yellow edged form.

Thank you, Russ. I am very grateful that it is even alive. I am sure to lose plants. After such a long time with this one, the troubles and waiting, its value has increased in my eyes. Russ, that is such a great offer. Just got a picture of it up. I was having trouble with a phone.

Shana Lee, your parva looks great, very healthy with good variegation. That looks like a good mix too, what is in it?

Do you have a collection of sansevierias, if so which ones? How about your favorites?

May I show my S.parva variegated, I bought it with the name 'Lancet'. Very nice coloration, very bright and a good grower. Soil mix is very lean - 30% sowing soil (practically no nutrients), 30% so-called seramis (very small pieces of brick substance), 30% small grit and the rest is granulated pine bark. Seems to work so far.

Very well grown, and great variegation. This species usually looks like they're having a bad hair day given the very loose rosette. I have a Gilt-Edge with some seeds on it right now. Thanks for the pretty picture.

Russ, the mix is diatomaceous earth, granite, fir bark, and Pro Mix. The Pro Mix had to happen. With my habits, using a chunkier mix will harm plants. They get too dry.

I have a small collection of Sansevieria, my favorites are compliments of other Sans collectors and growers, here! The others came from corners of a crowed nursery or clearance shelves.

I have a variegated Senagambica, Silver Frost, a jade marginated that may stack, an Asahi that may explode in growth this year, this parva, All favorites. I have around 30 pots of Sans. I really like the Hahniis and smaller Futuras. Sansevieria cylindrica dies if I look at it.

Someday I hope I can my parva is a good grower. It might mean I am one, too!!

Basia, is that a glass enclosure you have plants in?

No, just a window-sill (with a not-too-clean windowpane). I envy you Asahi, lost mine this winter. I saw it going and just reacted too late. And I find cylindrica easy to grow, while any hahnii sansa just takes one look at me and wilts ;)

Basia, Message me your name and address. I am re-potting my Sans and if I got one left over I can send you an Asahi. I promised several out so far and might have one for you.

It's been nice and warm now so I took out my sans and I need to start to clean up and re-pot most of them. I got a nice one for you Russ.

Hey thanks Stush!! Great!

Shana Lee, that's quite a mix you use. With all that crunchy stuff I agree that Pro Mix is a good idea. It has a wetting agent too, so will rewet if it goes completely dry.

I have some cylindrica seeds if anyone wants to try them. Maybe 5 or 6. I'll have seeds of other species later.

Thanks for your kindness, Stush, but I am from over the water :), what with phytocertificates and customs - the plant would not survive it :(