Khan's Sansevieria varieties
Khan cannot boast of a special variety of varieties of sansevieria. Most of them were patented and presented by the discoverer of this sansevieria. She has a number of variegated forms with beautiful stripes along the edge of the leaf and less than a dozen varieties that have become true classics.
The Reo cultivar is a very beautiful green-leaved cultivar with a shiny, smooth and uniform leaf surface. The base dark color without transverse stripes is emphasized by light yellow stripes with light white ripples running along the edge of the leaves.
Variety Milk is an original variety with unique muted shades, which on a striped olive-dark green background in the center of the leaf spread out in feathers wide creamy white stripes, differing in contours and width on each leaf in the rosette.
The special variety Golden is very popular (it is often sold under the name Golden hahnii). The rosettes of this plant are somewhat larger, up to 30 cm high, with thick, irregular light yellow stripes along the edges of ordinary "zebra" leaves. It grows slowly and impresses with its beautiful curvature of leaves.
In the Silver variety (trade name - Silver hahnii), a thin dark stripe along the edges emphasizes the silvery irregularly transverse stripes and a light silvery bloom over the entire surface. His patterns are several times more pronounced than those of Khan's usual sansevieria, but the plaque almost smoothes out the contrasts.
Favorite is a radiant, yellow-leaved variety with a sunny golden base tone, accentuated by blurred bright green stripes at the center and edges of the leaf blades.
Phillipine is another yellow-leaved variety with a unique light yellow with anise tinge base color, accentuated by a very thin dark green border around the edges.
Lucile Polan is a beautiful three-striped Hanna Sansevieria with a silver stripe around the edges and light yellow stripes on the sides, accentuated by a dark green border. It seems very watercolor and delicate. Rosette leaves gradually fall almost horizontally.
Variety Streaker is a "reverse" variety of Hannah sansevieria, in which the strip is located not along the edges of the leaf plates, but in the center, with one longitudinal stroke. The unique emerald dark color with translucent, like precious orchid patterns, bright green longitudinal veins seem even more dazzling thanks to the silvery transparency of the strip.
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Botanical description of the plant
The international Latin name for the variety series is Sansevieria hahnii. In some sources, you can find the name - sansevier Khan or Khani. The genus itself is often called Mother-in-law, Pike or Cuckoo's tail, Leopard lily, Spear of Africa, Devil's tongue. Some of the colloquial names stuck with Hanni.
The plant differs from other representatives of the culture in its small size - about 30 cm. The leaf plates are short, fleshy, lanceolate, tapering upward, ending in a point. The color is green with longitudinal stripes of a different shade, but variegated forms are also found. The contrast and saturation of the colors depend on the particular variety and the lighting in the room.
The rosette of leaves consists of alternately arranged plates bent outward in the upper part. As a result, the shape of an adult culture resembles a vase. The bush grows up to 25-30 cm, while the width of each leaf is about 4-6 cm. Having reached a given size, Hanni sansevieria forms daughter rosettes, which are used for reproduction during transplantation.
The root system is of the surface type.
A tall peduncle appears from the center of the leaf rosette. The inflorescence looks like an ear, consists of small narrow-petaled flowers of white color, exuding a pleasant aroma. Sansevieria Hanni is a succulent that accumulates moisture and nutrition in the fleshy aerial part. This must be taken into account when caring for a houseplant.
Care
Sansevieria Munshine is an unpretentious houseplant. It perfectly tolerates bright sunlight, constant shade, rare watering, drafts. It reacts poorly to a long stay at a temperature of 0C and significant waterlogging of the soil.
Temperature
For sansevieria, room temperature or higher is preferable, that is, 18-28C. In winter - not lower than 15C. In case of its decrease, the plant will go into hibernation and stop growing.
Watering
Moonshine does not tolerate abundant soil moisture, so watering is carried out only after the soil has completely dried out. In summer - once a week, in winter - once every 3 weeks.
Important! When watering, water should not get into the center of the outlet, otherwise decay will begin. It is not necessary to spray the pike tail, as it feels good in dry air.
Lighting
Sansevieria is photophilous, but it can grow in the shade and under artificial lighting. However, a prolonged lack of light will lead to the disappearance of the pattern on the leaves. At the same time, constant exposure to direct sunlight will cause burns. Best of all, the flower will feel itself on the western and eastern windows, and in the shade on hot and sunny afternoons.
Priming
It is optimal to use a loose substrate for better air and moisture permeability. The plant will feel good in a universal soil with the addition of "baking powder" (pebbles, sand, perlite). A 4/2/1 mixture of turf, leaf soil and sand is also suitable.
Top dressing
Sansevieria is fed with mineral fertilizers for indoor plants or cacti, half the dose indicated on the package is added. The plant is fertilized during the period of active growth, that is, in the summer, no more than once a month.
Pot
Sansivieria Munshine has strong roots that can deform or even rupture the container, so thick-walled ceramic pots are best preferred. A wide pot is suitable for Moonshine - the width of the pot should be twice the height.
Wintering
In winter, the plant will need additional lighting so that it does not lose its original color. It is also necessary to reduce watering to once every three weeks. When exposed to low temperatures, the flower can stop its growth or even die, so you should not leave the Moonshine for a long time under open vents.
Pruning
Sansevieria The Munshine pruning procedure is quite simple. You only need to have scissors. In the process, old yellowed, damaged and rotten leaves are carefully eliminated. The dried ends of the plant are also pruned, but do not get carried away, as the Moonshine will stop growing from the excessive removal of its "limbs".
It is better to cut sansevieria only when urgently needed, since irreparable damage can be caused to the plant.
Description of the plant
Sansevieria Khan is an evergreen and compact type of sansevieria, which is more correctly called “rosette”. There is no dormant period in the development of this sansevieria, it looks great even in winter, and often continues to grow, although it releases leaves and babies in smaller quantities.
The root system is very compact, shallow, usually does not fill even the lowest pots. The active release of daughter outlets in a plant begins as soon as the mother outlet reaches its maximum size and its growth almost completely stops.
Dense rosettes of oval-lanceolate, sometimes wedge-shaped, arranged in concentric circles, with a drawn-out pointed tip resemble vases or vessels in shape, although their similarity to a flower cannot be denied. The width of the leaves is up to 6 cm.
The texture of Khan's sansevieria leaves, and their colors, surface, hardness, shape, resemble three-striped sansevieria leaves shortened several times. Light transverse stripes appear on the dark green surface, giving a ripple effect.Depending on the lighting, the stripes can appear in different ways, and the basic shade of the color ranges from the darkest variations to medium grassy green tones.
The flowering of Khan's sansevieria is a rarity. Under ideal conditions, intense lighting even in winter, spring or summer, a thick and tall peduncle with a white spikelet of small-flowered inflorescence can appear from the center of old rosettes.
Of all succulents, it is Khan's sansevieria that has the most spicy aroma, in which you can catch vanilla-clove notes in the evening. Flowers open only at dusk and close during the day. This sansevieria blooms for about 2 weeks.
Its fruiting is very impressive. Gradually reddening half-centimeter berries are quite striking and unusual, but the seeds in them do not retain the specific characteristics of rosette sanseviers.
Sansevieria Khan ‘Golden’. worldofsucculentsSansevieria Khan 'Silver'. Mike Phillips Khan's Sansevieria 'Streaker'. Cok Grootscholten
Cultivation of sansevieria Hanni Favorite, Silver, Black: how to plant, care
Sansevieria Hanni is an ornamental houseplant, which is commonly called "pike tail". This is a very unpretentious species, the content of which does not cause difficulties. Perhaps that is why Hanni is the favorite of all amateur flower growers.
What does Hanni's sansevieria look like, which family does it belong to
Sansevieria Hahnii belongs to the group of asparagus subspecies. It is a perennial plant native to the arid regions of Africa.
The flower is very compact. The height of dark green leaves rarely reaches 30 cm. The type of plant is "rosette", the size of the flower is small.
Sansevieria Hanni
Features of care in winter, dormant period
Sansevieria Hanni tolerates winter well. The main thing is that low temperatures and waterlogging of the soil should not be allowed.
It is imperative to remove excess water from the sump to avoid waterlogging of the ground.
How Hanni Sansevieria reproduces
This ornamental plant can be propagated in several ways:
- seeds;
- division;
- by cuttings.
It will not be difficult to collect seeds on your own. Seed material must be dried without removing it from the pod. Then, sow in a superficial way in the prepared nutrient soil.
Seed material
The container must be covered with foil or glass. The greenhouse effect is very important for germination.
When dividing the rhizome, you need to choose a place for a new plant in advance. Sansevieria does not tolerate a large number of transplants very badly.
Root division
Advice! The division of the root system can be carried out in the spring, so that the adaptation process ends for winter.
Reproduction using cuttings is considered the most difficult and time-consuming process. The whole leaf of the plant is cut into pieces, no more than 6 cm in size. After this procedure, the material for planting must be left in a dry, well-ventilated place for 3-4 days. Cuttings are planted to a depth of 2-3 cm, the soil should be light, for example, sandy.
Propagation by cuttings
The rooting period takes at least 2 months.
Landing
The container for planting Sansevieria Hanni should be ceramic, wide and shallow, corresponding to the dimensions of the plant. You can be guided by this ratio: the diameter of the pot is twice its height. There must be a drainage hole in the bottom.
At the bottom of the planting tank, a drainage layer must be laid: small pebbles, expanded clay, brick battle with pieces of charcoal. This layer should be the thicker the younger the plant is and can fill up to a third of the pot's volume.
When planting, they pay special attention to the safety of the root system, trying to preserve the earthen lump. Hanni sansevierias are transplanted in the spring, in March-April
The signal for transplanting is the complete entanglement of the earth with roots. Young plants give such a "signal" annually, more mature - once every 2-3 years
Hanni sansevierias are transplanted in the spring, in March-April. The signal for transplanting is the complete entanglement of the earth with roots. Young plants give such a "signal" annually, while more mature ones - once every 2-3 years.
Before transplanting, watering is stopped, planted in moist soil and after transplanting it is not watered immediately.
In summer, it is enough to water Sansevieria Hanni once a week, and in winter - once a month. This is exactly the case when it is better to dry than to overmoisten.
They especially protect deciduous trees from irrigation water: stagnation of moisture in it leads to root rot, which will destroy the plant.
The air is preferable dry, spraying is not necessary, you should only periodically wipe the dust from the leaves.
During the period of active growth of sansevieria, in the spring and summer, once every two weeks, fertilizing is carried out with a specialized mixture for cacti and succulents.
If complex fertilizers are used, it must be taken into account that they should not contain an excess of nitrogenous compounds and this complex must be dissolved in a much larger amount of water than for other plants.
This operation is applied only to damaged leaves. They, as a rule, dry out and then such an area should be cut off, leaving a narrow dry border so that the process stops.
Sansevieria Hanni can bloom at any time of the year - star-shaped small flowers on an elegant peduncle. This peduncle must be cut off at the end of flowering.
To induce the plant to bloom, it is transplanted into a cramped pot, only 4-5 cm wider than the previous one.
