General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 20-30 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
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.
Flower Color: White
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
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
  • Whale Fin Snake Plant
  • Mason's Congo Sansevieria
  • Snake Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena masoniana
  • Synonym: Sansevieria masoniana

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Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Greenhouse
Date: 2017-05-27

Date: 2023-02-10
Going to flower
Photo by plantmanager
Location: my Greenhouse, Arenas valley, NM
Date: 2017-05-28
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-11-30
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-11-29
Location: The Natural State
Date: 2019-11-30
Photo by gasrocks
Location: San Diego Botanical Gardens 
Date: 2019-11-05
Photo by Foxamilion
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft

Date: 2008-07-12

Date: 2013-07-04
New leaf
Location: DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Photo by LAGardengirl
Location: San Diego Botanical Gardens 
Date: 2019-11-05
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2013
Photo by Spitz
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2013
The leaves on this species are very thick and strong.
Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-08

Date: 2020-04-18

Date: 2014-08-28

Date: 2014-08-28
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-04
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2013
Location: Red Butte Garden, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-09-21
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft

Date: 2014-03-04

Date: 2014-08-28

Date: 2014-08-28

Date: 2014-08-28
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2013
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Comments:
  • Posted by louy51 on Jan 17, 2017 8:43 PM concerning plant:
    Regarding the info on the Snake plant, you say it prefers to be under-potted. Is that the same as root bound?
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