General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Plant Height: 1-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1 foot
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
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
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Mother-in-law's tongue
  • Snake plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena trifasciata
  • Synonym: Sansevieria trifasciata
  • Synonym: Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii
  • Synonym: Sansevieria laurentii

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Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-01-30
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2013-05-06
with me since 1994: 19 yrs old in the pic. S. trifaciata and S. t
Photo by sunkissed
Photo by TheCreekKid
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Barcellona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-12-09
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Motherplant of all commercially grown yellow edged Sansevieria. I
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-10-24
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (April 2022)
Date: 2022-04-02
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2013-06-11
closing on 20 years with me
Photo by Hamwild

Date: 2018
Sansevieria next to a white bird of paradise plant, my pride and
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Drawing of the very first yellow edged Sansevieria trifasciata, n
Location: Riverhead, NY
Date: 2015-10-25
Photo by hlutzow
Location: Mother-in-law's garden - Pasig City, Philippines
Date: 2014-03-18
Snake plant grown in full sun outdoors
Photo by jon
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Location: Tyler, TX
Date: 2016-07-16
This snake plant's soil had been invaded by ants, so I decided to

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Sans. tir~ Laurentii
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Sans. tri~ Silver Laurentii
Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-08

Date: 2012-08-31

Date: 2014-02-22

Date: 2014-03-17
Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Oct 14, 2012 7:21 AM concerning plant:
    An easy to grow house plant that is great for improving air quality. It is known as one of the best plants for reducing or filtering formaldehyde.
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jul 19, 2018 12:27 PM concerning plant:
    My gold-edged 'Laurentii' is sending out pups. It's several years old and rootbound, which triggers it to multiply. The new 3" pups don't have the gold edge yet. They change over time as the sprout gets to be 6 months old and about 8 inches tall. At this rate I'll have a lush, full pot by next year. This pot is by a north window that gets full day bright light. I water it once a week. It's very happy!
Plant Events from our members
skylark On December 1, 2020 Transplanted
put in cocochips 1 gal
skylark On June 1, 2004 Transplanted
divided into 3 pots
hlutzow On November 2, 2016 Obtained plant
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