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Sansevieria elliptica ‘Horwood’
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Sansevieria elliptica ‘Horwood’
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
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Re: Sansevieria elliptica ‘Horwood’
Originally associated with the moniker FKH 424, named in honor of Francis Kenneth Horwood, whose plant he brought to the UK from Kenya. Now known simply as S. 'Horwood'.
Here's my specimen acquired as 'Horwood'. My series of photos of the plant as originally obtained, and it's subsequent rhizome propagates well illustrates how many of these species have an immature and later on a mature form, with transitional forms in between. Note how my original plant looks nothing much like the plant in the first post, but the last photo shows new growths which are now much more similar. What you see in the last photo is all the same plant, and all still connected below the soil line. Proof positive that the different forms are all the same plant when each new growth grew from the previous accumulative mass underground. Apparently, the reason is the plant begins a simple form which is a small rosette, and each additional growth adding from the underground rhizome keeps adding more stored energy which eventually allows the rhizome to finally produce the mature leaf form.
right out of the box shipped from Indonesia A year later, something new Another year later not quite a year later Now, a full year later - compare to photo above only 2 months apart - note how fast that newest leaf at the very edge of the pot shot up! Again, another year gone by....Voila, a complete transformation of the rosette form from original immature to mature leaf from via the successively new growths By the way, I kind of blew it by not potting this plant up sooner. This was the result - a new rosette unbeknownst to me which grew out of drainage hole in the bottom. The pot sat on a shelf with a grate, and the unseen new rosette grew out underneath that I couldn't see until I pulled the pot upwards and that rosette broke off. I'm still trying to get that part to root...
Here's my specimen acquired as 'Horwood'. My series of photos of the plant as originally obtained, and it's subsequent rhizome propagates well illustrates how many of these species have an immature and later on a mature form, with transitional forms in between. Note how my original plant looks nothing much like the plant in the first post, but the last photo shows new growths which are now much more similar. What you see in the last photo is all the same plant, and all still connected below the soil line. Proof positive that the different forms are all the same plant when each new growth grew from the previous accumulative mass underground. Apparently, the reason is the plant begins a simple form which is a small rosette, and each additional growth adding from the underground rhizome keeps adding more stored energy which eventually allows the rhizome to finally produce the mature leaf form.
right out of the box shipped from Indonesia A year later, something new Another year later not quite a year later Now, a full year later - compare to photo above only 2 months apart - note how fast that newest leaf at the very edge of the pot shot up! Again, another year gone by....Voila, a complete transformation of the rosette form from original immature to mature leaf from via the successively new growths By the way, I kind of blew it by not potting this plant up sooner. This was the result - a new rosette unbeknownst to me which grew out of drainage hole in the bottom. The pot sat on a shelf with a grate, and the unseen new rosette grew out underneath that I couldn't see until I pulled the pot upwards and that rosette broke off. I'm still trying to get that part to root...
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Re: Sansevieria elliptica ‘Horwood’
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Yes, but it took a long time. It languished and folded it's leaves closed until they started opening up after months and months, the signal that roots were present to uptake water again. I just removed it from it's first small pot yesterday after you brought it back into my field of attention, which was long overdue...but it's got it's own clay pot now and should be able get itself situated in it's new pot before the cold temps of winter arrive.
It was a little on the dry side, but that will be rectified going forward.
Thanks for mentioning it - who knows how much longer I would have neglected it. I'm sure it will be happier in it's new pot and more visible location.
Yes, but it took a long time. It languished and folded it's leaves closed until they started opening up after months and months, the signal that roots were present to uptake water again. I just removed it from it's first small pot yesterday after you brought it back into my field of attention, which was long overdue...but it's got it's own clay pot now and should be able get itself situated in it's new pot before the cold temps of winter arrive.
It was a little on the dry side, but that will be rectified going forward.
Thanks for mentioning it - who knows how much longer I would have neglected it. I'm sure it will be happier in it's new pot and more visible location.