Hetty,
(do you have S. fancisii?) No but I though I did. Turned out to be Sansevieria Fischeri in a juvenile stage. They get very big, but in it's current stage looks like a minature sans 5 inchs tall. Currently there are over 100 species of Sansevieria and 100's more culivars. Some look like spider plants. Some like tall reed glass.
I though I would love to move to Florida but then the hot summer months and forget it. South Carolina seems the best. Like in a zone 7 or 8 area. Build a large green house next to the house. My dream, let me imagine it.