Sansevieria trifasciata is a fab little plant, I’ve been looking out for one for a while now.

I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for one at markets and boot sales, then today, I found this little fella for a bargain price, he is a little damaged and pot bound but I love to rescue plants in distress.

I grabbed this little fella and got him home to work on dividing him up and potting on the new little plants.

Four and a bit plants! Super happy! now I can have a plant in a few rooms at home now.

Once taken out of the pot, the plants were easy to divide, a little snap of the Rhizome and one plant became two and the third was a single Rhizome happy to be separated, the fourth plant also has a new plant starting to emerge, rather than separate this I kept them together just in case I killed it being too greedy trying to get as many plants out of one bargain buy.

I changed the compost it was in, as always I used Cactus Focus Repotting Compost.

 

PLANT FACTS:

These plants can be neglected for weeks at a time, with their strong leaves and architectural shape, they still look fresh. Additionally, they can survive low light levels, drought and have few insect problems.

NASA research has even shown that snake plants are able to help keep the air inside your home clean, removing toxins. Pollutants removed: formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and benzene, In short, they are the perfect houseplants.

Planted up in Recycled Cans, will be blogging more on how to recycle waste products to use in the garden in one way or another shortly.

Plant Care:

Water:
Be careful not to overdo it because your plant will rot. Always make sure the soil is almost completely dry before thoroughly watering again. Water your Snake Plants every few weeks. So, if you travel or tend to ignore plants, this is the plant for you.

Light:
Sansevierias prefer medium light they will also tolerate low light just be sure to keep them out of the direct sun because they’ll burn very quickly.

Temperature:
Sansevierias will tolerate a wide range of temperatures. They can also be placed in pots outdoors, they quite winter hardy down to -6

Pests:
Snake Plants are highly pest-resistant.