General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 10 to 22 inches (25-55cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
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 aethiopica
  • Synonym: Sansevieria aethiopica
  • Synonym: Sansevieria scabrifolia

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Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-08-31
dark green plant
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 2013-01-15
Location: BG Bochum (Germany)
Date: 2016-02-07
Comments:
  • Posted by STUDIOFRNursery (Indonesia) on Jan 15, 2013 10:04 AM concerning plant:
    very slow growth in the age of 2.5 years, small leaves, the length between 15-20cm.

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