Snake Plant Care // Sanseveria Care Guide: Light, Water, Temperature, Propagation, Problems

[@kristilindley7849]

The snake plant I have has become a GIANT! It was smaller than one of those small snake plants you have in this video, but I had to keep putting it in larger and larger pots, and now it is over 4 and a half feet tall, and over 2 feet thick! It just grows and grows and grows! Its pot is near my glass front door, so it gets lots of late afternoon sunshine, but it's getting so enormous! Its pot is on one of those stands with wheels, or else it would be impossible to move. It was on the front porch, just outside the glass door, but since bringing it in a couple winters ago, its place inside the door has become its home. It had become so huge we could hardly get through the door! Why are all your snake plants so small after a decade? Mine just grows and grows and grows! I water it about every 3 weeks in the growing months, but only very, very lightly during the dormant months. I don't believe we can transplant it again because of its enormous weight, so I don't know how long it can remain in the big pot its growing in. I read they like being pot-bound, but don't know how long than can last. Thanks for your informative videos and happy planting! kristi

[@nicoleperron3315]

Hahahaha I'm watching this because I have a sansevieria that must be about 30 years old, but I keep repotting into a smaller pot. It's now in a 6 inch pot! It hardly has any roots and it's floppy. So I was doing everything wrong, not enough light too much water, so I'm going to up the light and stop watering so much and see what happens. To be fair I was only watering once a week but since it was in a huge pot with no roots .......😮

[@bbrosser694]

Your presentation offered clear and concise information that is easy to understand- next, I will follow your teachings. Thank You!

[@naeluvsGCH]

Super concise and helpful! Thank you so much. I love the method of checking the drainage holes rather than sticking my finger 2 inched into the soil. Thanks so much! I just love my plant.

[@ezclean7022]

bought a small little birds nest sanseveria from walmart.. put it in a tiny terracotta pot.. kept it next to the tv in almost no light and watered it twice in almost 2 months..... now its making a lil baby and its sooo cute haha 😂

[@rachaelrun8139]

This was the cutest thing I’ve ever read

[@marillyncosner2129]

Thank you so much! I have mine over a heat register and it gets the morning sun. I’ve had it for about 10 years and it has even bloomed,wow!

[@eileenchang2173]

You must’ve read my mind because just the other day I thought I wasn’t watering my plant enough and I did! I will now hold back and perhaps water it every three weeks. It’s funny how this video you produced awhile agp popped up on my screen this week!Thank you!

[@JessicaWilson-pb6yx]

just received this snake plant from my grandma (my first plant ever) and have had a little trouble. out of all the videos I’ve watched this was by far the most helpful one. thank u.

[@beatricethomas38]

My snake plant gets rotten what do I do

[@frescazzz7536]

I’ve gone through two sanseveria and I’m on my third. I think this one will be the one to make it! Thanks for all the tips. Very helpful video!

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

Yikes. What are you using for soil?

[@jorgecanales798]

What happened to your friend about their plant being in the incorrect potting mix happened to me as well. I got a snake plant like 2 weeks ago at Walmart and the poor thing was panted in plain coconut coir. So I went to the craft se ting and got a bag of sand and when I got home I immediately took it out the pot, remove as much coconut coir as possible and add sand and orchid bark. Now it’s happier

[@souss82]

Loved this video - new to house plants and this told me everything I needed to know!

[@LavionSmith]

So informative new to house plants and the sansevieria plant is my first. Thanks for sharing ✨❣️

[@shelita3010]

Same here...happy growing

[@LavionSmith]

@@shelita3010 same to you 😃

[@ntgiggles00]

Super helpful! You made this super understandable and accessible!! Thank you!!!

[@chlexiel.1022]

THANK YOU!!! I just lifted the plants out of decorative pots they were sitting in (bought that way) and sure enough- there was standing water under them. And I only lightly water once a week🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rayewen3347]

I have had sansevieria for many years. I have always watered them lightly once a week and yet I always had drooping leaves. I recently cut off all the drooping leaves from two of the pots and cut back watering drastically. They are doing great, better than ever. One leaf is now 39" tall. I have also taken some of the cuttings and six out of nine cuttings have new growth. I also have had cactus for over forty years and found that watering for one person may differ greatly from another with the same plants.

[@theariesknowing4812]

I’d really love an update 3 years later on how your snake plants are doing!!! Please 😅❤❤ great info here

[@6155ish]

Brilliant, I have been so afraid to water mine, it looks so great, but I'll check it your way.

[@niclu]

Did I hear Lancaster? As in Lancaster, PA? Hi fellow Lancastrian!!! Lol. Loved the video

[@danielabruzzi7043]

Loved your video and thank you for the info. We got ours from Walmart and it shipped over around Thanksgiving time (with a heat pack in the box, along with a peace lily and monstera adansonii). The soil medium it came in was not the best (and was a bit moist and dark), but I removed some/most of it and loosened the root ball. I'm not sure if maybe I compacted the potting soil too much, but that soil came from a planter that was outside, with a previous plants roots still in the pot, and it was pretty moist throughout from the recent rain. The outside soil was a standard potting mix, with perlite in it as well, but I needed to use a scissor to cut through the roots to be able to move the soil into my ceramic pot for the snake plant, so I cut through some/most of the perlite as well, making the bits smaller. The plant soon developed a squishy leaf which has since crunched up and browned almost completely (there is one next to it that was partially crunchy and browned when I first received the plant, but it's also still partially alive). The other pieces appear to be doing fine, and some have new growths (one of them has a browned new growth). My question is, do I need to prune/remove the browned leaves? Can I leave the partially brown leaf, or does that need to be removed as well? If you can, maybe you can diagnose why it might have browned so quickly on those areas? My guess is too much water was in the soil, but not sure if I also compacted it too much, of which there is a good chance. Maybe pot size has something to do with it, but I'm looking at yours and they appear to be doing great, in spite of smaller pots (compared to plant size), and mine also being in front of a gas radiator, which is in front of a window (not sure if that would make it too humid, or too cold - not a lot of sun lately, in the NE)?

[@yourgirldanica1992]

I have four of them and they are growing well. Great information. Now I want to propagate them.

[@chrisblake9509]

Great video I’ve just bought one of these today

[@lancescriber-neal2746]

I got a snake plant a week ago, I potted it in cactus, succulent soil. I live in Georgia.

[@amazeyingadventures]

I can relate to the girls at target buying the fake snake plants! 😅 Due to having kids in the house or pets etc knocking the plant over & having soil spilled. I got a fake one to test this out & yes my two year old loved to play with the fake snake plant leaves🪴 as I put it next to our tv. Great & informative video! I just purchased a real one & will put it in a higher location.

[@mayarada2059]

Wow , really beautiful snake plants which quite help me so much of how to look after my own snake plants and thank you for sharing .

[@randallcornelius925]

I was hoping for some help or hints as to why they curl or shrivel up. not bending over

[@juvalca8007]

Finally! i got a video well explained within a few mins

[@tsegeredaghebre5758]

Your video is helpful . I love it and I have learned how to multiply my sensi Vera plants. 🙏🏽

[@karmengia72]

Thank you for all your tips! I may try one on my old steam heaters too!!

[@barbrabass6903]

Thank you for the video I have about 20 snake plans but I always appreciate hearing interesting facts that I may not have realized. Thank you

[@patriciaedoley9501]

This was the best video I have found on propagration. Thanks!

[@sansevieria1018]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful plants!

[@anthonylewis62]

suzanne here, after 40 plus years of growing these i will just say that they are NOT low light plants, they need bright light and sun shine, just not in a south window, i water once a month period, and when i take cuttings, i only root the very tip ends, in water and change it every other day, just the tips, this works i find excellent, and no rot

[@alli13941]

Yes twice a week sounded like a lot of watering and I have harmed many a plant by over watering so thanks much.

[@BalbysHome]

Yes- i guess most the reasons for killing this plant is drowning

[@srikantholety8514]

Omg!!!! I like all those Snake plants 🌱🌱🌱

[@bettieb792]

7:06 I brought a Sansevieria for my mom from a grocery store. How do I properly change out the soil?

[@bige8549]

My leaves are drooping, so it sounds like I overwatered it already. Darn. Thank you for the info.

[@wilhelminaulry4663]

Hi, my snake plants are 6 feet tall and are over 50 years o!d. I have done just as you say and my snake plant are doing great.

[@sksohaib1409]

50 years...thats unbelievable bro

[@howlis]

Enjoyed the video but one thing you didn't mention that many people don't know. If you propagate a variegated plant from cutting, you'll end up with an all green plant. You need to divide a variegated plant to keep the variegation and you can't grow a variegated plant from an all green plant.

[@jazzyjoanna]

>I have given many vergaited snake plants many time and they have never turned green 0n anyone, maybe that's why she did say anything.

[@abbysantiago186]

I’m from Orlando Florida, too much humidity, heat. I made the mistake to put my plants around the pool area. They look yellow and wilted. Help

[@kathykennedy333]

What to do about root rot, can you save it. Has lost most all roots!

[@gregwilusz5696]

Very good video my snake plants is growing a 2ft flower I've never seen that up until to days ago. See what happens.

[@deechiodo6738]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I heard snake plants need to be pot bound to thrive....is that true? Ive had one for over 5 years thats about 2 ft tall, but the leaves are thin and always flop over. Its in a huge pot where I thought it would fill out and look good as a corner plant, but so far, not so much! Thanks kindly!

[@handsdirtymindclean2973]

Snake plants are pretty awesome. My next vid needs to be on my success with propagating these plants in LECA, they root sooooo much faster!

[@megkrutzler7185]

Hi... ***The snake plant is beneficial in that it is an 'air filter'❣️ Good for the bedroom especially, and I've read it helps air flow as well 😊 I've had my three for about 17 yr now, and are at least 3x as thick as urs... 😊 Not criticising you at all... Loved ur video. And... Don't scream... But the only way I had heard to separate/propagate, was to cut the roots! 😳😬🙄 But they're all very healthy n happy. 😁 Prob 18" wide and 3 ft tall❣️ So, I guess I'm doing something right. 😉 But thanx for all ur good info... Great especially for those w orange or purple thumbs... 😃😁😅 Enjoy ur day. 🥰 Miss Meg

[@mariateresamondragon5850]

It isn't just "an" air filter, it is one of the best (if not the very best) plants for this purpose. I've propagated a lot of them by cutting the roots and separating them. It's nice because after you repot them, the plant looks like it has been growing in the pot for quite a while, unlike the results from propagating from cuttings or water (which I had never seen done before this video).

[@ycharm27]

How close to the window should they be?

[@oksanadzhavala1424]

Beautiful info, beautiful smile! Thank you very much!

[@elainer946]

Thank you for your video, I wondered why you didn't talk about fertilizing.

[@MishelVanderten]

I had no idea that these could be propagated - I will surely try your suggestion on propagation - Thank you!

[@vanillamarie210]

Great video. My plants leaves are turning wavy. Why is that?

[@ashton9891]

Thank you for this video.. I made the mistake of watering the middle then realised it didn't drain so I tipped what I could out of the crown and hoping it hasn't damaged the plants.. do you think they will still survive I'm so worried I've killed them 😬

[@sandrakay26]

How to I cut infected leaves ?

[@stevegilmore6250]

HELP .. was trying to separate a mother sansevieria and a well grown off shoot and the main root snapped from the mother .. is there is hope for her

[@nancymccardle8206]

First time watching this video it has a lot of information to it. Love the video. Could you tell me about what kind of soil do you use? Thank you.

[@goldiemontesano7237]

What should I do if I have one drooping leaf?

[@dianagnotek3548]

Newbie here, I got a beautiful and healthy snake plant, I divide it to make three pots from one, but my question is, dont they need a big container, I see when they sell it they are all in small pots. How does it hold enormous leaves if they say not to plant them deep, please let me know because mine went bad after a couple of years.

[@rcctpms6687]

I want mine to get big enough for huge pots so I can place the pots in a bare spot between my yard and the neighbor's yard. My hedges stop too soon and every new family in that house (approx yearly) brings a dog that loves to traipse into our yard via that bare spot. I want my snakes to get big enough to serve as a "fence" or "gate" in that bare spot. Can I leave my potted snake plants outside during the Winter in GA Zone 7b (Mableton)?

[@gabriellepomykala5969]

Do they like to be in crowded pots? Also, one of my mother roots lost it’s leaves, they were tall and all of them fell off I cut the leaves that fell off and propagated them together in a jar. Will they still grow roots? The one mother root that is still in the pot, will it be ok by itself or should I repot it in a smaller more snug pot?

[@nancymccardle8206]

They love to be crowned I don’t repot mind until they are busted out of the pot. You can put them in to the water until the roots form. You also can mix different one’s together.

[@gabriellepomykala5969]

@@nancymccardle8206 Can I propagate leaves that fall off or are they just dead leaves? I tried propagating the ones that fell off of my snake plant following the instructions of cutting them into smaller pieces and putting them in no more than an inch of water but they swelled up/filled with water. Is that normal?

[@potterlinda02]

are the brown edges up and down the whole leaf normal and ty

[@mumskycute8264]

Thank you for this video...I am planning to buy one for my living room.

[@blazealfonso2833]

If I put it in my bedroom or bathroom, how often should I put it outside to get some sunlight? I don’t have direct sunlight or even low sunlight in either room so I was just curious if I should put it out in the sun for a certain amount of time everyday or week. I don’t want them to get to much bigger or make babies, just to pretty much stay the same but stay alive lol. And what potting mix would you recommend so I know what to buy at the store? I’m completely new to having plants so I’m so confused lol

[@BalbysHome]

Hi... does your bathroom or bedroom has some light or even a small window? if your goal is just to keep them alive, guess a window for source of light should be ok. For type of soil- I would suggest to use good draining mix.

[@joeknopf4027]

I transplanted my mother-in-law's tongue it was in a bigger pot and it needed to be broke down and one of my pots a couple of weeks ago and that soil in the pot is still wet what have I done wrong

[@mytwogoodhands2799]

How often do they make flowers? We have a 35 year old plant that just flowered

[@dancequeen1080]

great video! if you could put time stamps of what you are covering or little titles such as "water" "humidity.." it would help those looking for specific info! thank you so much!

[@tommys2077]

In Hawaii it's hot and humid so I water mines every 2 weeks sometimes 3.

[@FarahMHasan93]

Thanks dear 🌷 ... I have one at my home and every time a new leaf begins to grow up one of its older leaves dies though the older ones are not that tall maybe 40cm or 30cm and I feel terrible as I don't know what to do , could you please help 😭💔

[@emptynestgardens9057]

Once a month 😳 oops I may have to perform a repotting?? It's my first indoor plant. Looks ok, maybe just let it dry out?

[@naturalbeauty615]

Loved the video! Also. Can you please leave the link to where you purchased the two blue flower pots? Thank you!

[@marypolk9820]

Wow nice video. Thanks for the info. I'm just getting into plants and I picked snake plants. I had the problem of soil too wet from time of purchase. After the third plant I just get home and change out the potting soil. Then they are good to grow

[@MsDhowse]

Hi, I have a plant of mixed snake plants and cactus succulents should I sit it out side? I don't get a lot of sun in my home..help

[@eckehareckbert2731]

Ok to be outside if u live in a tropical country and if not,, during summer could be placed with indirect light outside. But if cold or tropical country but no sunlight coming in, better place inside of house, in a place that u can put them together like chrome shelves then place a small lamp, or grow light just set in low light for couple of hours.

[@tesajones5107]

When you propagate the clippings do you have to let them harden before putting them in the water? Or can I just clip and put in the water?

[@zionlee175]

I saw some sansevieria in Disney Land in Florida in full sun, they grow up healthy and flowering.

[@msjlo901]

My sansevieria loves full west facing light in the evening and she is growing so fast!

[@luelee7007]

Great info.... thank you. I actually know this plant as being called Lash. Have you ever heard it being called that?

[@bbygrlpt2]

I have a small snake plant but its leaves are drooping however theres also babies growing in the middle.. Can the root be rotten if theres new plants growing? Please help me out! Thank you!

[@donnacooper3349]

What kind of dirt do I use when transplantation?

[@florentasuciu8464]

How deep should I plant the snake plants?

[@janicerobinson5286]

Could you do a video on caring for Christmas cactus in doors? TIA

[@beckysmith7142]

Thank you so much!!! Wonderful info, and really good video!!!

[@blingdream8637]

I'm a rookie and bought three relatively large snake plants and potted them in 12 wide and 16 inch high ceramic pots. I used miracle grow potting mix. It's been 5 months and they seem to be doing okay. The soil was moist and I've not watered them at all after potting. I know they're due but I'm worried I'll do so improperly. In large part to the size of the pots. Do you have any suggestions?

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

Miracle grow is awful. Use black organic spoil mixed with sand and Peet moss. Miracle grow can burn roots and cause bacterial growth.

[@robertahawthorne9805]

Some of my snake plant leaves don't go straight;-( should I cut and propagate the odd ones sticking out?

[@ellenreilley3938]

Good morning. I’m a new subscriber and I am really enjoying your videos. In this video I thought I heard you say in the warmer months you water your sanseverieria 2x’s a week. Did you mean to say 2x’s a month?

[@jorellortega]

Great advice

[@ladyd1lovejones502]

Great information 👍🏽 thank you 😊

[@nataliejones7585]

Lived the video. How do you pot them once they have an established root system? Those leaved are top heavy. Any suggestions or video I can view? Thanks.

[@dorothyaguilar9481]

is it ok to mix other plants in with the sanseveria in the same soil ?

[@dharlolao7122]

once or twice a week... do you mean month ?

[@bushranger9678]

Open your ears and listen. Lady did say ONCE a month in WINTER.

[@mh61638]

Bush Ranger damn you can relax now tf

[@melvargas1080]

I thought the same. That's pretty often. 😊

[@valeriemiller5575]

My snake plant is turning brown what should I do

[@patriciadavis7444]

GREAT INFO

[@lillyera]

Question, how does the water propagation work for these if too much water is not good for them ?

[@sweetsperfection860]

Root rot can it be corrected?

[@anthonylewis62]

i do put mine n the shower once or twice a year, and let them sit for a couple days, to dry out,to wash the leaves off well

[@nmj2411]

My plant is drooping and I can’t figure out why. Plus it’s growing long and really skinny. It’s right next to a sunny south facing window.

[@phillipblood7996]

How does water propagate not give root rot!?

[@alexthompson2267]

Amazing video! Helped me a lot for when I get my plant!

[@dtechvinnie]

Is watering once every 2 weeks good I'm here in Florida thanks! Just bought it at home depot

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

Once a month

[@dtechvinnie]

Wow I've been watering every 2 weeks

[@TheManuella3]

Why is yours not curled or hanging over😕😢 i just moved mine to soil and its curled and hanging over..

[@kimperry3961]

my snake plant got ripped apart and now it has one root will it live or die ? should i stick it back in the soil or should i put it in water to root more

[@JoseBYOB]

I've tried the propagating thing, and every time the plant dies. The bottom of the leaf ends up discolored and dead looking. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.

[@MrKelso85]

Hi, thank you so much! What type of plant feed if any shall we use and how often?

[@FrankiePwnd]

Thank you for your video. I have my sansevieria on a South facing window, they're thriving. I think when summer kicks in I'll have to move them. Lots of baby plants appearing. What's the best position for them?

[@anthonylewis62]

i do mine in water as well but only half an inch of water in the jar, tiny amounts, and change the water every couple of days, they need oxygen

[@yeewahevachui]

I bought a moonshine when l pulled it out it has short little roots & looks like from a cutting. Its in coco coir only. I need to report this for sure otherwise it will die right?

[@imranshmm5040]

Nice 👍👍👍