What it is
Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata) is in the Asparagaceae family. Nearly impossible to kill - upright sword leaves that handle low light and weeks without water.
How to grow it
It wants low to bright indirect, water it very low - drought-proof, and give it gritty, fast-draining soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-7.0. Space plants about Pot apart. Expect roughly Slow; divides easily. Tender houseplant.
How it's used
Snake Plant is used: houseplant; air-cleaning.
🔎 How to identify it
- Stiff upright sword leaves
- Yellow or silver margins
- Spreads by rhizome
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.