Snake Plants - PLANT HERO ULTIMATE Care + Tips Guide To Growing A Thriving Sansevieria!

Welcome Plant Heroes! In this week's video we're going through our Ultimate Snake Plant Care + Tips Guide to help you grow into a winning plant parent for your Sansevieria!

In this video we cover everything from how to find the perfect snake to bring home to how to help it thrive for the long term! Gather + Grow with us on our journey to become PLANT HEROES together!

This video is my attempt to cover all bases of Snake Plant (Sansevieria) houseplant care, from how to water to propagating methods. In it I show many beautiful species of this easy care indoor plant as well! Snake plant is one of the easiest houseplants to grow, care for, and propagate. If you’re new to houseplants, start here.

Here are the time code stamps if you are only interested in a certain subject.

02:23 LIGHT NEEDS
04:00 TYPES OF SANSEVIERIA
12:30 WATERING YOUR SNAKE
14:31 CARE / CLEANING
18:08 PESTS
20:27 DIVISION / PROPAGATION

Snake plants are in the Sansevieria genus and may also be referred to as mother-in-law tongue. Overall, there are over 70 species of Sansevieria, but only a handful are readily available at garden centers.

More off-beat varieties with variegation, wide leaves, or fun, odd shapes like Sansevieria ‘Banana’ are becoming more available but are still rare. You’ll have to go on a plant hunt to get these varieties.

Let’s go through potting some of these and talk about caring for snake plants.

When selecting snake plants for your home or garden, look for plants that are healthy with no yellow or dying leaves. The leaves should also be free of brown spots or any rot at the base. The soil in the container should be moist—not soaking wet nor very dry.

WATERING: Water when repotting, then about once a week for the first month. Snake plants like to dry out between watering. After the first month you can back off of watering to once every 2 to 6 weeks. The frequency will depend on the humidity, light, and temperatures they are grown in. After doing this for a few weeks you’ll know the frequency.

NOTE: Overwatering can lead to rot. So make sure the soil dries out.

LIGHT: Snake plants can take much lower light than most houseplants. They can survive in low light (but not no light). They will also grow slower in low light situations. For the best results, place your plants in bright indirect light. More light will lead to more growth, and healthier looking plants.

FLOWERING: Snake plants grown indoors rarely flower. They may flower but have a higher chance of flowering when grown on patios and porches. They like part shade outdoors.

FERTILIZING: It's a good idea to fertilize your plants with a liquid fertilizer about once a month during the spring and summer. Generally, fertilizing and watering can be done less frequently though the fall and winter months.

PESTS: We recommend you either physically wipe and remove pests from your snake plant or if you need a little extra kick you can spray natural Neem Oil or even stronger Safari Insecticide mixed with water to really get the bugs running for the hills! Both are linked below.

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PROPAGATION: If you have old snake plants you can divide them. Dividing is done because plant continue to look good and you’ll end up with exact copies of the original plant. When propagating by cuttings you often get a different version of the plant (lose variegation or specific plant features).

TEMPERATURES: Most indoor temperatures are tolerated by snake plants. Avoid extreme cold (next to a cold window during winter) and excessive heat.

Snake plants are tough, beautiful houseplants that even thrive with a little neglect. They have the added benefit of helping to clean indoor air by removing toxins. The NASA Clean Air Study sites snake plant as one of the best plants for doing cleaning air.

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