Very nice. Do you find these 'Gold Flame' to be a mite slow to recover and start growing after dividing rhizomes or potting up?

Shana, Not if the divisions are large enough and has a well growing root system. These are older pots that took years to get that size. An old clump seems to do better dividing up while young clumps seem to slow down or go into juvenile stage growing small rosettes of leaves. For many years they stayed small almost hahnii size.

They look great Stush (as does 'Coppertone')!!!! Very nice!!

What I have left if a massively overgrown pot. I'll cherry pick and keep one pot full. They have been very slow. They do seem to like being in a pot in a pot or in a pot planted in the ground.

I do like that yellow!

Yours just like mine, no two leaves are exactly alike. Love the 'Flame' look.

Way back when I first got mine, the plant looked like a regular dark green yellow marginated. I notice a faint yellow stripping thru one leaf.

Very healthy, and that Kirkii is thriving! I need to move my two Flames to a dry and warmer location next week. Too cold and wet here. I've already pulled a few of my others out and am drying them a little before relocating them. I'm hoping so see some nice Flame growth comes summer . . . assuming they survive our winter. :)

KO, You must be 'Down Under'. Our summer here now. It is very wet and hot here right now. Lately we got more then our share of rain. Hoping it dries out some. When it is hot, Sans and take almost all the water they need. One lady here grows leaf cuttings in pure water in her apartment. Must be warm there.

Digging up a photo of my Flames when they were young and small;

I just noticed some sans with extra yellow in the leaves. 2011

Stush, spot on, I’m from Sydney. It is very wet here too, has been, but cold. Well, cold for us. Some of my sans are showing signs of rot and rust. As such, I am in the process of relocating them to a warmer situation on the property. I’ve pulled a few out and am giving them a couple of days drying out. Some have underground pups, whereas others don’t yet. My two Flames will be relocating.

My winter mix is rather granular - high-grade succulent mix with a charcoal and perlite. I need optimal drainage.

I also have some stripey Black and Golds. And enjoy playing around with cuttings. However, I haven’t tried water props with sans, only with the aroids and herbs.

This is one that will change location tomorrow. But there will be a few.

Karen,

Pick up some cheap mouth wash with Alcohol and make sure it does not have fluoride in it. Put in a spray bottle with a spoonful of Baking Soda. Give all the sans a spray with it. Let dry and pot up. Helps with bugs, fungus and maybe a few other aliments. Don't overdo it, it may be harmful in the long run but great once in a while. I got that tip from Russ here.

I love the look of your Sans you showed. Sort of looks like the one called 'Golden Street'. I have one that it's first pup changed into some thing I never seen yet. Faint dark green edges with silver-green light insides.

I potted up and it produced it's first pup that is exactly like itself. Got to get updated pictures. Other Golden Street not pupping yet. Would hope it starts to reproduce itself as well.

Stush, what beautiful and healthy plants you have. And thank you for the mouthwash tip. I am a hardcore Mancozeb Plus user, but very open to other options. As long as they’re effective, that’s all that counts.

The plants in my profile picture are Craigii and a very stripey Black and Gold. I am not familiar with Golden Street. Is it waxy like Yellowstone/San Remo or more traditional? I know, they’re all relatively waxy, but Yellowstone is particularly so… Looks like you have a very interesting mutation there. Will be interesting to see what it produces in time.

I have a mutated Siam (faux Beauty Queen), though it looks more like a mutated Bantels. It will soon pup so I guess the truth will be revealed soon. I also have the real Beauty Queens and there really is no comparison between the two.

I was somewhat disappointed in my Craigii, I expected it to be a bigger (taller, wider growing) plant. Its saving grace is its phenomenal colour, much more impressive in life. I was also lucky to come across a mutated Siam from a delightful grower in Queensland, a yellow (or gold if you prefer) Siam. It was a sport from the Silvers that mutated then continued to produce yellow Siams.

I’d love to try my hand at cross pollination, like with aloes, though the challenge is getting the plants to flower.

I’ve attached pics of my two Flames, now repotted elsewhere, Yellowstone, Craigii, and my yellow/gold Siam.

My latest acquisition is Thai Hahnii. No photo this message as I’ve hit my photo quota. 😉

We’re also seeing a lot of loudly coloured v.Masonianas hit the sale scene. I recently bought myself one that is almost all yellow. Unlike all yellow (or almost all yellow) Hahniis, these are a tougher, more resilient plant. Alas, I’ve lost a few Solid Golds now.

Karen,

Would love to see your Aloes. We go off topic all the time here. I have a few of the big ones and a few of the new fancy hybrids. Should have only stuck to the tiny hybrids.

Hi Stush, I only have about 70-80 or so different varieties, so a fairly small collection compared to a few collector friends. But I’ll post a couple of pics now. I need to clean up the area so I can have them all together in the one spot. Like you, I have a combination of botanicals, hybrid botanicals, patio/fantasy hybrids and some interesting home breeds and/or accidents.

P.s. I posted a couple of aloes to the US not too long away. Nothing special, just a variety the person wanted in their collection. 🙂

Karen, Do you have the ones from Kelly Griffin?

Showing difference between being in sun and bright shade.

Aloe Christmas Carol, Almost similar to Christmas Sleigh.

Stush, I do have Christmas Carol and a few others but I couldn’t tell you if they’re Kelly Griffin or not. They’re not branded that way here. Half the time you’re lucky to get a name, and that’s generally when plants are from another collector.

I’ve just taken some pics outside so quality is rather shoddy — it’s after 10pm here.

Christmas Carol; Carmine; Milky Way (I think?); and two gorgeous hybrids of no name…

Raspberry Delight, Orange Marmalade, Brass Hat, Cha-Cha

Erinacea; Castilloniae; Pink Blush (which is a prolific reproducer!); Dorotheae

Unfortunately, the lighting is woeful. I will need to take clearer pictures in better light.

And what amazing variation with that Oik.

Karen,

On another garden site that I post on; Garden.org 'Peettee' Pete from Perth, Western Australia showed the most amazing hybrid Aloes I have ever seen. Many are his own hybrids. Site is free to join like ours here. My post 'Show your Aloes here' has my whole collection as well as a lot of other members. Take a look! Any chance you know him or 'Of him'.

BTW, you have a pretty great collection your self.

I am also in heavy with Agave. Some really expensive ones as well as some really large growing ones that I have to transport in/out thru out the season.

That Aloe Erinacea caught my eye. I just ordered one on Etsy from China. Taking a big chance but figured I'd go for it.

Hi Stush, I have no idea who peetee or Pete is from Perth. But, yes, it would be worthwhile getting his thoughts re aloe IDs. Most (but not all) of my named aloes come from succulent growers/collectors from Melbourne (Victoria). There is one collector in particular who has a huuuuuge collection of which includes aloes, cacti and agave (and he has the fancy ones too). I plan to give him one of my Beauty Queens when they pup (I just need to keep them alive and well throughout the remainder of our winter. And, I also plan to import some Sansevieria come spring. I have a permit. However, the process — the legal one — is costly and time consuming as plants need to stay in paid-for quarantine over a 3-month period.

I do admire the many, many beautiful aloes produced by growers in the US. Some are absolutely breathtaking. I also did try my hand at growing from seed but it was not a particularly successful effort. The seed was from Silver Hills. I am starting to get a little better though!

I ‘suspect’ my Castilloniae and Erinacea also came from China. I tried to PM you but couldn’t find the option. I am quite happy with them, but I would like one of those uber hybridised Castilloniaes that’s covered in big red teeth! 😉😬

Two is better than one:

I will leave them alone, now.

Good growing Shana.

I enjoyed seeing all the aloe and sans pics in this thread, all really well grown. I do grow some of the common mini-aloes, the collections here are staggering.

Hey there Sans Fans! Just browsing this post and wowwwww what gorgeous pictures!! I'm just curious about this mouthwash and baking soda tip... What is it, do you think, that's in the mouthwash specifically that helps? Stush: you said it must have alcohol in it but no fluoride. What about using some diluted rubbing alcohol instead? Would that work equally as well? Or.... is there actually something else specifically in cheap mouthwash that helps with the bugs, fungus, etc? Thanks so much!!

Amazing! Thanks so much for the tip! I'm definitely gonna pick up some cheap non-fluoride mouthwash and baking soda today. Many thanks, from all the way up in Canada.

Like all things. Don't overdo it. Only once in a while. Too often is never good no mater what method you use.

Absolutely! I've just been looking for a good anti-fingal, only to be used at the first signs of a suspected fungal infection. Not planning on using this preemptively at all, not even occasionally...

When you have over a thousand plants all over the yard and too much rain, I have to go around misting them before I see trouble. Mostly it helps tons.

Ha! Well that makes a lot of sense!! Sadly, I don't even have a balcony, let alone a yard... I do have quite a large collection considering the size of my small apartment, but it definitely limits how many I can have at once. Maybe one day I'll have a larger space to expand!!