The sansevier houseplant is one of the most popular in home floriculture due to its unpretentiousness in care. Like many cacti, this culture can not be watered for a long time, loosened and replanted without losing its decorative qualities. At home, sansevera practically does not bloom, but the interesting color of the leaves fully compensates for this shortcoming.
What does sansevier look like at home (with photo)
Sansevieria is a well-known genus of the Asparagus family (Asparagaceae), subfamily Nolinoideae. This is one of the hardiest houseplants. Sansevieria love good sunlight, moderate watering during the growing season and almost complete dryness during cool wintering.
But they also tolerate shade, and drought, and cooling to zero. True, sanseviers bloom only under favorable conditions of detention (therefore, their flowers, unlike the plants themselves, are little known).
The survivability of the sansevier is perfectly complemented by their excellent decorative qualities. When describing the sansevier plant, the variegated hard leaves deserve special attention – they are what make this culture an indispensable component of indoor landscaping.
As you can see in the photo, the sansevier flower goes well with most other plants in a variety of compositions:
The sansevier has ground creeping shoots and shallow roots, so they can be planted in flat dishes and ampelous pots, in the latter case, the stems braid the pot, forming rosettes of leaves on its different sides. All these features expand the possibilities of decorative use of these plants.
However, the widespread use of undemanding sanseviers has made them as iconic a plant of unpretentiousness and simplification as a ficus is a symbol of philistinism and communal apartments. This view is also reflected in their somewhat disparaging everyday names: “mother-in-law’s tongue” or “pike tail”. Further, few even of the experts come to mind that sanseviers are succulent plants. It is not clear, but they do not touch the “succulent-loving” strings of the soul. Therefore, it is somehow difficult to recommend them to succulent lovers.
These photos show what a home-grown sansevier looks like:
Varieties of sansevera species three-lane (“mother-in-law’s tongue”)
The most common representative of the genus in culture is the three-lane sansevera (S. trifasciata). It is the three-lane sansevier that is called “mother-in-law’s tongue.” The length of its xiphoid leaves exceeds 1 m, they are dark green with marble stains and well-defined dark and light transverse stripes.
The flowers are small (no more than 1 cm), tubular, greenish, unattractive.
In culture, many varieties of this type of sansevier are known: ‘Laurenti’ – with shorter leaves and a wide golden-yellow border around the edges.
“Hani” – with short (up to 25 cm) and wide transversely striated leaves.
‘Golden Honey’ – with even shorter leaves, decorated with wide longitudinal yellow stripes.
‘Silver Honey’ – with short leaves and silver transverse stripes.
‘Bentels Sensation’ – with dark green and slightly curled leaves, on which longitudinal cream stripes are sometimes outlined.
