How to care for short-leaf Sansevieria
Today's experience sharing: A brief guide on how to care for short-leaf Sansevieria and some small tips for maintaining this plant, which are sure to be helpful. Let's learn about them together!
Sansevieria, also known as snake plant, is one of the top-ranked houseplants due to its durability and ease of care, often growing wildly. Not only that, but Sansevieria flowers more commonly than other ornamental leaf plants, making it worth watching both the leaves and the flowers.
Many plant enthusiasts are enviously looking at others' Sansevieria, which grow robustly with minimal care, and often sprout full pots of "small steel sprouts." Why is it that their own Sansevieria only has a few leaves and doesn't seem to grow much?
Firstly, let's briefly get to know the common varieties of Sansevieria we keep, and then we'll delve into autumn care, teaching you three key points to help Sansevieria sprout "small steel sprouts."
I. What are the main varieties of Sansevieria?
There are more than 60 varieties of Sansevieria, and I will mainly introduce the five most popular varieties for home gardening.
1. Golden-edged Sansevieria
The golden-edged Sansevieria has the characteristic "snake-like" appearance of the original leaves with an additional golden border, but the width of each golden edge is different, with some being very thin and others covering nearly half of the leaf.
2. Short-leaf Sansevieria
The leaves of short-leaf Sansevieria are very short, making it particularly suitable for placing on a desk or windowsill, like a mini version of Sansevieria, adding an extra layer of cuteness. Moreover, the small size of the short-leaf Sansevieria plant makes it easier to grow wildly.
How to care for short-leaf Sansevieria
3. Cane-like Sansevieria
Cane-like Sansevieria is easy to distinguish, with leaves shaped like canes, looking harder and more upright, and the leaf color is greener and more lustrous.
4. Golden-edged short-leaf Sansevieria
This variety combines the characteristics of golden edges and short leaves, and it is easy to distinguish based on appearance. Most of the short-leaf Sansevieria kept by enthusiasts belong to this variety.
5. Silver-edged short-leaf Sansevieria
The border of the silver-edged short-leaf Sansevieria is actually golden, and its appearance is mainly distinguished by the stripes on the leaves. The ones with more horizontally oriented "snake-like" stripes are silver-edged Sansevieria.