General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Other: Flowering is erratic. Unlike plants such as agave which die after flowering, Sansevieria will simply cease to produce new leaves. The flowered plant will continue to grow by producing plantlets via its rhizomes or stolons.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted

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Common names
  • Snake Plant
  • Sansevieria
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena francisii
  • Synonym: Sansevieria francisii

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Date: 2022-03-21
Location: St Petersburg, Florida 
Date: March ‘23
Uploaded by gasrocks
Uploaded by gasrocks

Date: 2008-12-30

Date: 2017-12-31
New offset
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-08-17
Thanks, Gene!

Date: 2018-01-11
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: November 2013
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-08-20
Location: At home - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2014-11-17
A new Sansevieria in our collection - Sansevieria francisii
Uploaded by gasrocks
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-09-14
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-15

Date: 2012-07-05
This is a small Sansevieria plant with spiked, brown tips.  This
  • Uploaded by pod
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft
Date: 2017-09-20
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Date: 2017-11-24

Date: 2017-11-24
Arial root

Date: 2017-11-24
 Emerging flower stem
Location: Holmes Beach FL
Date: 2015-06-11
Location: Philippines
Date: June 2014
Sansevieria francisii
Uploaded by tarev
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2015

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