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)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Medium green with cream to golden-yellow margins.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
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: Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Terrariums
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
Also sold as:
  • Jade Pagoda
  • Hahnii Jade Marginata

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Date: 2018-12-29
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-10-25

Date: 2012-01-11
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Hahnii Jade Marginated

Date: 2012-01-11
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08

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

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

Date: 2012-01-11

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