Snake Plant
4.9 out of 5 (1830 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Snake Plant
Records of Dracaena fossils have been found in Europe and North Africa, near the site of the Tethys Ocean, which existed 252 to 66 million years ago. More recently, snake plant leaves and stems have been used to treat fever, pain, bleeding, and inflammation throughout many cultures in Africa and India. 🤒
Taxonomy
Dracaena trifasciata
Dracaena
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
Also known as
Mother-in-law's Tongue, Viper's Bowstring Hemp, Dracaena Star Canyon Granite, Sansevieria trifasciata, Sansevieria jacquinii and Ghost Snake Plant
How to care for Snake Plant
How often to water your Snake Plant
every 12
Snake Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Snake Plant in your home
a window
Snake Plant can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Snake Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Snake Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Snake Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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New leaf, this thing has sprung up so fast I was shocked when I first saw it
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So the leaves are growing outwards away from the stalk. Is there anything I’m doing wrong? I don’t think I overwater it since I water it once a month and wait til the soil is dry before watering it. #Dracaena
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The plant’s leaf was like this when I got it. Is it ok? #Dracaena
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My snake plant is starting to brown on a couple leaves, any advice? #Dracaena #SnakePlantSquad #SnakePlant
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If it has white spots on it what does that mean. What type of fertilizer is needed for this plant #Dracaena
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How accurate is the Greg water reminder amounts? I feel as though 3 and a half cups every 2 weeks is alot of water for a snake plant, it is a good size though.
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Does anyone know why my soil is moldy? I water according to the app so I’m not sure what’s happening eek! #Dracaena
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Just wondering if anyone knows what this is? It goes through to the other side of the leaf and looks like there’s sticky stuff coming out of it in the back. I got this plant fairly recently maybe a month ago. Just started noticing this within the past two weeks
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Nagini was getting a bit crowded in her pot so I decided to split her into 2 pots to give her more room to grow💚since she’s now in separate pots I decided to name the one in the brown pot Voldemort🐍 #SnakePlant #NewGrowth #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #SnakePlantSquad
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Why is my plant curling #Dracaena
Care Summary for Snake Plant
Snake Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 6ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 1408
Fast grower 579
Large, lush leaves 502
Easy to propagate 395
Blooms easily 74
Browns easily 56
Pest magnet 26
06/22/2022
Easy peasy. Hard to kill.
Survivor
05/15/2022
Idk man they’re just cool
Survivor
04/17/2022
Super easy to take care of!
Survivor
04/07/2022
I like the looks of it.
04/06/2022
My plant is lovely
04/05/2022
It’s a very easy plan to take care of it doesn’t need to much attention
Survivor
Browns easily
04/03/2022
put it in a room with indirect light and leave it alone!
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
03/24/2022
Even I can keep this plant alive. That should tell you just how easy this plant is to take care of and enjoy.
Easy to propagate
Survivor
03/19/2022
Good
Large, lush leaves
03/16/2022
funky, hardy big guys. can get pretty goshdarned tall.
Survivor
03/04/2022
They’re very responsive when transported and if you take care of them well, they have lots of babies and turn into many plants!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
Survivor
03/03/2022
Hardy plant that handles any environment well with the right care
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
02/24/2022
Such an easy plant to look after, I rarely water mine and yet I have new growth.
Survivor
02/19/2022
I love snake plants they are so easy to care for. Literally set and forget. They don’t like to be overwatered and are very forgiving when you forget to water for a week or two 😉
Easy to propagate
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
02/18/2022
Great plant, very minimal care!
Survivor
02/17/2022
Super easy to care for 🪴.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
02/16/2022
This was the first plant I was able to keep alive for a while! It’s great at shooting off little baby versions of itself— and is gorgeous to have in the house.
Survivor
Easy to propagate
02/16/2022
Beautiful and hardy plant
Easy to propagate
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
02/13/2022
Easy to care for
Survivor
02/09/2022
Super easy plant to care for, I let mine go for weeks even a month at a time from watering and it’s growing and thriving 🔆
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
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