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Sansevieria trifasciata
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Sansevieria trifasciata

Snake Plant

Sansevieria · Asparagaceae

Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue (a name it shares with Dracaena hyacinthoides), and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names.

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Classification

Genus
Sansevieria
Family
Asparagaceae
Common name
Snake Plant
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Sansevieria trifasciata belongs to the Sansevieria genus within the Asparagaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Very low
Light
Full sun
Soil
Free-draining
Growth rate
Slow
Mature size
Rosette / clumping
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Companions

Species we plant alongside Snake Plant.

Century Plant (Agave americana)
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Agave americana

Century Plant

Agave attenuata (Agave attenuata)
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Agave attenuata

Foxtail

Agave geminiflora
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Agave geminiflora

Twin flowered agave

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