I agree with Barbmock that your Kew's Aurea is actually Morgenstern's Aurea. It's also called Morgenstern's Futura Aurea, and Juan Chahinian in his book The Sansevieria Trifasciata Varieties simply calls it Futura Aurea. Glasshouse Works, as Barbmock mentions, got their stock of this sans from Kew Gardens in England, but they also say that Kew Gardens' original plants of this came from Morgenstern. Stush, gorgeous plants of Asahi and Morgenstern's!! Chahinian's pic in his book of two Futura Aurea's show a wide light-yellow margin with light green center reminiscent of centers in Golden Hahnii. But as your plants show, it's very variable with stripes, green edges and even yellow centers, wow! I received a many plant years ago from collector Alice Waidhofer in Stockton, Calif that she had labeled Morgenstern's Futura Aurea, and it looks like Chahinian's pic. But I'm now suspecting it might be S. metallica (guineensis) variegata. I've put down a couple of leaves to see what emerges, a trifasciata or a metallica. Russ

Just read this article on 2016 home design trends in our local newspaper archive: The Oregonian on 2016 home design trends Japanese-style design and simplicity are definitely becoming more popular around here. Several of my neighbors already have Japanese-influenced landscaping. Decluttering is big here. My church has had a series of seminars on decluttering and simpler living. The turnout was way higher than for Bible studies. Haven't seen beer taps in kitchens and bidets yet. What about the trends in your area?

Odd thing happened. When I was preparing that last batch of cuttings (which died) , I removed the lower leaves at the main stem. Since they were so pretty, I put them in a small vase with a flower. When I went to throw away the mini arrangement 2 weeks later after the flower died, I discovered the leaves had formed roots at the base! With no nodes being present. I did not think that was possible. Thus far I have always tossed the lower leaves on cuttings I am going to root, so I have no idea if this is normal or not. I know that African violets can produce plantlets from a leaf, but don’t know how common that is. I went ahead and planted the rooted leaves. Since then I am seeing lots of roots coming up to the top of the soil. No sign of any shoots emerging. Though I don’t know how possible that even is, with no nodes. More than half the leaves have since wilted and died. I doubt anything much will happen but it’s been an interesting experiment.

One thing I will say, if it hasn't already been said, if anyone is working from home and is salaried/exempt it is ILLEGAL for your company to monitor how much you work. If you're hourly, it's fair game to keep an eye on your time. Working from home? I work more than I did before some days. Some days, I work less. I am productive in a different way when I am on campus (yesterday, I found a fax that had been sitting on the machine. An EKG that couldn't be sent electronically (patient information and a different healthcare system), tried every single door to make sure the key on the list matched the door (half did/half didn't), took the lab's picture...) than when I home. I can work on project uninterrupted far easier. Having a dedicated space makes differentiating work/home so so so much easier!