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Sansevieria sulcata


Snake Plant, Yoat's Horn




Origin:  Northern Madagascar.
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Sansevieria
Species
sulcata
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
Synonyms
Sansevieria canaliculata
USDA Hardiness Zone
10a - 11b
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H3 - H1c
Temperature (°C)
-1.1 - above 4.5
Height
60 - 100 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A stemless succulent, growing in clumps from a creeping rhizome.
Landscape
Groundcover, container plants, and accent plant in a dry area.
Cultivation
Easy to grow and tolerates a wide range of conditions.
Habitat
This species grows near the coast.
Leaf Description
Solitary, or occasionally 2 together, sometimes arising from the rhizome close together one before another, sometimes 5 cm apart along the rhizome, leaf blade simple, erect or slightly curved, firmly flexible, cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed, with 5-6 shallow longitudinal grooves and rounded rib-like spaces between them, 15-90 cm long, 0.5-2 cm thick, of nearly the same diameter up to near the apex, or slightly thicker along the middle part, pale to dark green without markings, narrowed shortly to a whitish hard acute tip, surface almost smooth.
Flower Description
Bud pale greenish-pink while the flowers are white tinged green. Tube 2.5 cm long, slender, slightly swollen at the base, white, tinged with green on the basal part. Free parts of lobes 17 mm long, linear, slightly broadening upwards, obtuse, white.
Notable Specimens
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Propagation
By leaf cuttings or division taken at any time. Cuttings should be at least 10 cm long and inserted in moist sand. A rhizome will emerge at the cut edge of the leaf.
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