General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted
Parentage: Sansevieria parva x Sansevieria suffruticosa

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Common names
  • Snake Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena
  • Synonym: Sansevieria

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Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-11-19
Location: My houseplant
Date: 2021-01-04
Flowers opened today.
Photo by hlutzow
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-11-19
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Houseplant
Date: 2021-01-04
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Photo by Hamwild
Photo by Hamwild
Photo by ljones26
Location: Draper, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-11-01
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-05-26
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2018-08-14
On display at NorthPark Center in Dallas, Texas
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-04-20
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-04-20
Location: Tennessee 
Date: December 1 2021
Fernwood
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-15
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-04-20
Location: Southeast Michigan
Date: 2016-01-30
Photo by Hamwild
Photo by hlutzow

Date: 2016-03-22
Location: The Natural State (Arkansas)
Date: 2020-08-30
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-12-14
Tiny drops of nectar are visible.
Photo by treehugger
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