Sansevieria Trifasciata

I was given a pot of sansevieria recently. Google Image identified it as Sansevieria trifasciata. Sansevieria is also commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp.

Sansevieria plants are reported to be able to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide using the ‘crassulacean acid metabolism process’. “The microscopic pores on the plant's leaves, called the stomata, and used to exchange gases, are opened only at night to prevent water from escaping via evaporation in the hot sun.”

Sansevieria is mostly used as an ornamental plant. They are also popular houseplants, due to their ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide, and they are easy to care. They can survive with very little water and sun.

There are many cultivars of sansevieria. They differ in their variegated foliage with some having yellow or silvery-white stripes on the leaf margins.

Although sansevieria does bloom, I have never seen one that blooms. I guess they do not bloom very often.

In the pot of sansevieria that was given to me, there were five plants grown very closely. The pot looks a bit crowded. So, I decided to do something about it. I separated the plants and gave them each a new home.

Here are a couple of the re-potted plants. They seem to have settled in nicely and have grown new leaves. So, that is good.

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