Snake Plant

The snake plant is an exotic and unique looking plant that flourishes in almost all kinds of weather conditions. The snake plant is quite popular as an indoor plant as it does not need a lot of sunlight or even water to be able to grow. It can basically grow anywhere and it hardly ever dies or withers away. It has a long lifespan and does not require a great deal of care or maintenance. After a snake plant has been planted, it can well be left quite alone to grow with no special efforts required to be made except providing water once every ten days or so.

The snake plant is also known by many different names. It is popularly referred to as mother in laws tongue but its scientific name is sansevieria. Most experts and gardeners call it by the latter name. The snake plant is one of the beginner common house plants as it is best suited to those who have just begun to grow plants and are not very familiar on how to maintain them. It is believed that the snake plant is quite hard to kill and usually flourishes under even the most adverse conditions.

The snake plant gets its name from the shape of its leaves. The leaves of the plant grow directly from the soil with no visible stem.They look like a coiling snake growing upwards. The leaves are luscious and strong. There are many different types of snake plants that can be purchased because of the several sub species under it. Each of them possesses different features and heights. The choice can be made depending on the size of the snake plant that one prefers. This decision should be guided by the size of the area where one wishes to place the snake plant. In case the area is quite small, a small variety can be picked up. On the other hand, if the area is quite large, a tropical plants for sale that grows to a decent amount of height can be purchased.

Some of the different types that can be bought are the Kenya snake plant that is also known as the spoon leaf dwarf. This is a very small type of snake plant that only grows a few inches. It does not grow more than six inches in height. It is perfectly suitable for placing on tables or mantelpieces. However, other varieties like the Mason Congo grow to be quite large and can grow up to four feet in length. Apart from these two, there are also other sub species that have varying heights. If a snake plant grows to be quite large, one can easily prune it using a pair of scissors to contain its length.