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06.06.2023 - 18:15 / gardenerspath.com / Matt Suwak
How to Grow and Care for Snake Plants Sansevieria Trifasciata (aka Mother-in-Law’s Tongue)Ever wonder why you never see artificial snake plants? It’s because you don’t need artificial versions. The real thing is pretty much unkillable and survives in almost any growing condition.
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Heck, as I was putting this together I realized our readers don’t need a growing guide for Sansevieria.
All we need to do is to look at what we don’t want to do with a snake plant. Like many houseplants, it thrives on neglect and suffers from too loving a hand.
Thrives on NeglectYep, that’s right. Snake plants don’t need a tender hand to prune their foliage, and they don’t want much to drink. They can tolerate deep shade and full sun, and they’ll even put up with a few nights of freezing temperatures.
It doesn’t need to be repotted often, either. My aunt had a colony of snake plants in every corner of her home and would never repot them until their root-bound rhizomes cracked their clay pots.
However, it’s worth noting that you can easily break the plant up and divide it into multiples, each ready for a new home as an individual potted plant.
This species thrives in poor conditions because they evolved in the jungles of the Congo. Despite being cradles of life and biodiversity, jungles tend to have very poor soil quality. That’s because those minerals and nutrients are locked up inside the overwhelming amount of greenery.
Costa Farms 12-Inch Snake Plant via Amazon
Snake plant wants a cramped, poor quality home to mimic the soil conditions of its native habitat.
Care and Water RequirementsMy wife loves the houseplants decorating our home, and
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