General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Plant Spread: 4-6 inches
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.
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
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
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 470 (Expired)
Parentage: Sport of: Laurentii

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Common names
  • Bird's Nest Snake Plant
  • Snake Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena trifasciata
  • Synonym: Sansevieria trifasciata
  • Synonym: Sansevieria hahnii

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Date: 2018-01-11
Location: Ontario Canada
Date: 2020-08-03
Location: JBsPlants at Roblyn Farm, New Jersey
Date: February 2020
  • Uploaded by JB

Date: 2009-02-12
Location: JBsPlants at Roblyn Farm, New Jersey
Date: February 25, 2020
  • Uploaded by JB
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2018-08-23

Date: 2009-09-18
New growth on a plant I rescued from work
Uploaded by SALL20
Location: Ontario Canada
Date: 2020-04-26

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Bird's nest common snake plant
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Comments:
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jul 19, 2018 1:23 PM concerning plant:
    I have a couple of these small, dark green "bird's nest" plants. They stay about 5"x5" and send out several pups when they are root bound. I've given away lots of offspring through the years, but I always keep a mother and a couple of pups for a variety of sizes and to propagate more. Mine grow on my porch close to the house where they get filtered morning sun and bright light all day but no rain. I keep them on a strict once-a-week water routine because they will die if they are left too wet for too long. When temps are dropping below 40*, I bring them indoors by an east window for winter. By April 1st here in Zone 9 out they go again. They are great beginner's indoor plants I call "Plant Pets"; cute and easy to grow.
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VelveteenVine On September 4, 2018 Obtained plant
hlutzow On December 18, 2019 Obtained plant
tabbycat On March 15, 2022 Transplanted
Solid green bird nest one -Uprooted a 3" offshoot & put in it's own pot
tabbycat On April 12, 2020 Plant emerged
Sending out a pup on both indoor & outdoor 1
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