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sanseveria snake plant

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:08 pm
by foxtrot
if the tip of the leaf is broken off will that leaf continue to grow?

I read it won't because the tip of the leaf produces a growth hormone for the leaf to grow.

Re: sanseveria snake plant

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:15 am
by Aloinopsis
No, it won't. They're monocots. They will grow new leaves from the stolons but the individual cut leaves will not regenerate and form a new growth point on that leaf. The same thing is true for other monocots, like grasses.

Re: sanseveria snake plant

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:11 am
by greenknight
Correct - but, unlike grasses, you can propagate them by leaf cuttings. The cuttings will not be variegated, though, even if the mother plant was variegated - to get a variegated cutting you need a piece of the stolon from a variegated plant.

Re: sanseveria snake plant

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:06 pm
by foxtrot
thanks

Re: sanseveria snake plant

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:26 pm
by esp_imaging
Yes, they should grow fine.