General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled 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"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
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

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

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-06-22
3 new pups/rosettes, after being put in ground for temporary summ
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Sans. tri~ Hahnii Marginated
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2017-01-13
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-09-30
Location: NC| June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-14

Date: 2013-01-04
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-08-17
A leaf cutting of this cultivar produced a plain species pup.
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-29
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-10-29
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