Sansevieria Plant Care Guide
Sansevieria (aka snake plants) are phenomenal starter plants. They are incredibly adaptable and easy care, so perfect for anyone with a brown thumb. Read on for our Sansevieria plant care guide.
Why People Love This Plant
Striking, bold foliage sticking straight up? Yup, that’s the sansevieria plant. This tropical beauty is incredibly popular because of how easy it is to take care of. And there are multiple varieties for you to choose from! Want a plant to clean your air? NASA completed a study and found that certain plants remove toxins from the air. One of the top performers? Sansevieria!
Your Guide to Care
Care: Easy
Light: Sansevieria plants are extremely versatile. Their preference is a moderate to bright indirect light, however they will tolerate low and high light ranges as well. The amount of light given will directly control their growth speed though, so don’t expect speedy growth under low light conditions.
Water: This plant does not need much water. In fact, it is the perfect plant to ignore. Allow the soil to dry out between watering and check to make sure a pocket of water doesn’t form in the center of the leaves. Too much water will cause the plant to rot. As a reference, watering this plant once every two weeks (possibly a month over winter) is not ridiculous.
Temperature: Sansevieria plants prefer temperatures in the range of 55 to 85 F, but in general prefer to be on the warmer side of that range. If your plant is outside just make to sure bring it in with any cold weather and keep it away from drafty doors or windows.
Humidity: Extra humidity not needed.
Feeding: This is not a hungry plant. Fertilize your sansevieria once or twice a year.
Bonus
One of the biggest mistakes you can make with this plant is caring too much. I recently spoke with a friend about her plant and quickly I realized she was watering way too much! (She noticed yellowing around the edges.) So, make sure to neglect your sansevieria a little bit. Try watering when the top half of your plants soil is dry.
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