JB,
Thank you, that information is very helpful.
That considering, my one in question is still rather small compared to my 'Hawaiian' I purchased. I guess I'll just have to be patient (*snaps fingers*) and see what it does once it gets bigger. It was purchased labeled as a variegated 'Spider Plant,' but I noticed the 'Mama' looked like a 'Hawaiian,' so I thought what the heck, I don't have any other 'Spider Plants' (at the time I didn't), so I'll end up with a cultivar I don't have either way. I will let you know down the road what it ends up doing. I know my indoor conditions are different than someone else's and it'd probably grow faster outdoors, so thst could be having an effect on it's growth rate.
I picked up the 'Hawaiian' last week, I finally stopped talking myself out of it.
Not being sure if the smaller one is the same cultivar, I didn't want to end up with two, but the thought that what if it isn't a 'Hawaiian' (the smaller one), I don't know how long it'll be before I find another one. This is one of a couple that I've found in town this hear. 'Hawaiian' Spider Plants seem less common here.
I'm sorry to hear you had such issues with Hirt's. I am afraid of ordering online as it is, but I have read some people who have received plants from them developed mealybug infestations (maybe things have changed since then, I've never ordered from them personally). Perhaps you will find a friend that will take them off your hands, or another purpose for them. That is the gamle with ordering online, sadly.
I have not seen an 'Ocean' before. 'Viattum' is a rarity here, I've seen one in five years or so. My Mother-in-law had one in a plant arrangement. She ended up with several, but left them outside in the winter and they didn't return. I hope you are able to get an 'Ocean' soon, if you have not already.
It will be some time before I expand my collection, but I will let you know once I have the room to do so. They are such forgiving plants, it would be nice to have more!
Planto
