Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii,Mother In Laws Tongue, Hahns Sansevieria, Dwarf Snake Plant
- Common name:
- Mother In Laws Tongue, Hahns Sansevieria, Dwarf Snake Plant
- Category:
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Cacti & Succulents, Shrubs, Groundcovers, Indoor Plants
- Family:
- Liliaceae or Lily family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing
- Water:
- Requires less
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- March, April, May, Flowers are inconspicuous
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- White
- Foliage color:
- Variegated, Very dark green almost black, Green, Blue Grey or Silver
- Plant Height or length:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading
- Special Character:
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- Indigenous (native to India)
- Good for Cut foliage
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Suitable for road median planting
- Good on seaside
- NASA plant for Indoor pollution control
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Less than a hundred, Old variety plants may be difficult to get
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Plant Description:
- - Nation Tropical and south Africa, India
- The name is derived from that of duke raimondodi sangrio, prince of sanseveria
- Showy variety forming elliptical short leaves
- Greysh green with longitudinal bands of light grey.
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Growing tips:
- - The hardiest group of house plant.
- Very attractive and popular in pot or ground
- They prefer good light
- Ideal for rockeries also grow well in semi shade
- Sanseverias are some of the easiest plants to grow.
- The care that they require - is no care at all!
- Plants will perform well in well drained sandy soils.
- Water them less.
- Grow well in pots as well as the ground.
