{"id":9291,"date":"2016-11-29T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=9291"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:35:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T17:35:17","slug":"old-fashioned-snake-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/11\/29\/old-fashioned-snake-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Old-Fashioned Snake Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Snake Plant (Sansevieria)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Snake plants in shady garden setting<\/p><\/div>\n

Snake plant (Sansevieria spp.<\/em>), aka Mother-In-Law’s Tongue, is an easy to grow succulent. It is one of the hardest house plants to kill, grows in almost any room of your home, and demands little attention except an occasional watering.<\/p>\n

Its leathery sword-shape leaves are usually marked in\u00a0gray green marbling. Some varieties may be edged in\u00a0yellow or white. Plant varieties run\u00a0from 6 inches to 4\u00a0feet in height and most are\u00a0rosette form.<\/p>\n

Snake plants tolerate low light, but grow better in bright light. They are not bothered when kept in\u00a0a dark closet\u00a0for 2-3 months. It grows well at room\u00a0temperatures between\u00a055 to 85 \u00b0F. Temperatures under 55 \u00b0F will mar some of the leaves. Rooms with low humidity don\u2019t seem to bother plants. Misting foliage is unnecessary.<\/p>\n

Water pots every 7 – 10 days thoroughly, allowing soil \u00a0(potting media) to dry in between waterings.\u00a0 If leaves start to droop or the plant base begins to rot, you\u2019re probably watering too much. If leaves appear wrinkled, you\u2019re not watering enough. During the\u00a0autumn and winter, reduce watering frequency to 2-3 times monthly. Prevent\u00a0water from collecting in the tubular center of the plant.<\/p>\n

Snake plants thrive outdoors in a shaded\u00a0garden\u00a0under a large shade tree in bright light. Add to containers with shade annuals and perennials. Plants grow vigorously and foliage coloration is more intense. Direct sun will burn the leaves of most\u00a0varieties of Sansevierias.<\/p>\n

Feed plants using a water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro\u00ae or Schultz\u00ae House Plant products. Use one-half the recommended package dose.<\/p>\n

Repot snake plants every 12-18 months. If available, use a potting mix labeled for cacti and succulents, typically a blend of peat, bark,\u00a0and coarse sand (or perlite).<\/p>\n

White or cream colored lily-like flowers are highly fragrant and last 3-4 weeks. Flowers are attached to a long sturdy stalk and may be 3 feet high. What triggers flowering is unknown as it is a rare occurrence.<\/p>\n

Poisonous!!<\/strong>\u00a0Prevent pets and children from ingesting the foliage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snake plant (Sansevieria spp.), aka Mother-In-Law’s Tongue, is an easy to grow succulent. It is one of the hardest house plants to kill, grows in almost any room of your home, and demands little attention except an occasional watering. Its leathery sword-shape leaves are usually marked in\u00a0gray green marbling. Some varieties may be edged in\u00a0yellow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1037,674,806,800,665,1012,637,843,975,1060,812,729,849,1076,1367,777,630,756,1,113,455,642],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9291"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9310,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9291\/revisions\/9310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}