General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
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

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Common names
  • Snake Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena ballyi
  • Synonym: Sansevieria ballyi
Also sold as:
  • Bally Star

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Location: Tampa Bay Area
Date: 02/19/20
Putting up a nice show!
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Date: 02/19/20
BlOOM!
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 2012-10-16
Sansevieria 'Bally Star'
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-12-02
4-5" leaves curve inward to form forma groove.
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-02-11
Comments:
  • Posted by stilldew (Southeast NE - Zone 5b) on Dec 3, 2015 9:11 AM concerning plant:
    This plant is named after Peter Bally, who collected the original plant in 1963 at Kivuko Hill in SE Kenya. It sends up above-ground stolons that grow to 6' from the mother plant and then root themselves.
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