Stunning Snake Plant - Bring a Touch of Nature to Your Home
- Common name:
- Rattlesnake Plant
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Calathea
- Category:
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Shrubs, Water & Aquatic Plants, Indoor Plants
- Family:
- Marantaceae or Maranta family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- Flowers are inconspicuous
- Foliage color:
- Variegated, Green, Yellow, Purple, Bronze or coppery
- Plant Height or length:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading
- Special Character:
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- Good for Cut foliage
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Old variety plants may be difficult to get
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Plant Description:
- - Very pretty, bushy species with narrow, tapering, almost linear stiffly erect foliage wavy at the margins, yellow green with lateral ovals alternately large and small growing at first
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Growing tips:
- Given the right condition - is a very easy to grow plant. Bright filtered light is perfect. Can tolerate marshy conditions. Clump can be kept in check by cutting off extra leaves. Dry air will cause the leaves to dry and flap down. Does not like it too cold either.
