Snake Plant Varieties That Fit Your House!

Looking for a reliable snake plant in short to medium height? We have you covered with the Sansevieria Whitney plant.

It makes a compact rosette of 4 to 6 dark-green, sculpted leaves with white veins.

Native to Africa and Madagascar, this plant displays very good tolerance to light levels including shade to direct sun.

Furthermore, the succulent leaves remain happy without making the plant thirsty.

In this way, it becomes a great option for anyone including beginners, travelers, people on the go, busy people..

…and people who are lazy. For both indoor and outdoor plantation in moderate temperatures…

….you can grow them in pots and containers. Want to know more?

Keep reading to find out more about the care and propagation of the Sansevieria Whitney Plant.

Before that, here we have story from Jake about his experience having Sansevieria Whitney as his first houseplant

Let us hear Jake’s story

I was deciding on whether to buy a houseplant. I had been looking around for the perfect one…

….and finally came across this beauty in a nursery

It was perfect! A nice, tall plant with beautiful green leaves that’s easy to take care of- Sansevieria Whitney Care.

And it just so happened that my birthday is coming up in two weeks as well, so I bought it then.

I do some research about how to taking care this plant gently and make this plant growing as much as we want.

After 2 months caring, this plant growing healthy and big as I expected! I hope this plant blooming soon.

 Are you looking for a resilient Snake Plant in short to medium height? We get you covered by introducing another cultivar of the famous Trifasciata, the Sansevieria Whitney plant. It makes a compact rosette of 4 to 6 dark-green sculptured leaves with white-spotted borders. This native of Africa and Madagascar shows a good tolerance for different light levels including shade to direct sun.”

gardeningbrain, author from gardeningbrain.com

Here’s the main thing…

Family: Asparagaceae

Genus: Sansevieria (Genus Dracaena according to latest classification.)

Species: S. trifasciata

Cultivar: Whitney

Go on…

Often grown as a houseplant in colder climates, Sansevieria Whitney is an African succulent that loves heat…

…and bright light. The plant will also tolerate low light conditions, making it an ideal beginner plant.

Because Sansevieria Whitney requires little maintenance and is drought tolerant…

…it is recommended that the plants grow in well-drained compost.

The plants can easily rot because they are sensitive to water so don’t over-water them.

‘The Whitney snake plant’ is a compact air purifier Sansevieria, which reaches heights of 45-50 cm…

…with an average of 4 leaves per plant. It is toxic if eaten, so keep it away from cats, dogs, and children.

A plant commonly called snake plant, sansevieria whitney, snake plant, mother’s tongue, or mother plant…

…Sansevieria Whitney, is found throughout the world.

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The only enemies of these plants are over-watering and direct sunlight.

The basic Sansevieria care is adequate enough to keep the plant happy and healthy. Quick Guide:

Water: Moderate (After the soil gets dry) Sun: Shade to the full indirect sun.

Humidity: Average.

Fertilizer: Mild concentration in spring and summer.

Let us get to know the details about the question, How to grow and care for the Snake Plant Whitney?

This plant derives its toughness from Sansevieria Whitney. The succulent leaves are able to remain healthy due to their thickness…

….despite occasional lapses in the watering schedule. Watering is based on the notion of soaking and drying the soil.

Allow the soil to dry completely before watering again. In terms of irrigation frequency, it varies…

….depending on the weather and soil temperature. In the spring and summer, water the soil weekly or every ten days.

The colder days, on the other hand, require vaccination only every fifteen to twenty days.

Over-watering can damage Sansevierias quite severely. It can lead to fungus and root rot that harm to the plant…

….if left unattended to. Do not water the plants before they have had the opportunity to dry out…

…and don’t let the soil completely dry out. Instead, water the plants after they have fully dried out.

The reason for watering the soil instead of the leaves is that leaves remaining wet for an extended period of time…

….may invite serious problems. These include pest attacks, fungus, and rotting.

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It is ideal for them to be kept at an ideal temperature range of 45 to 85 °F.

This is the temperature at which we feel comfortable. Plants of this type prefer the warmth and do not tolerate frost.

People living in colder places will prefer to grow them indoors.

But if growing outdoors, they should be moved indoors before it gets cold in autumn.

Whitney Sansevierias don’t have an especially high humidity requirement. Just an average moisture level of 60% is fine.

You should prefer well-draining and loose soils and potting mixes with a lower level of peat.

Also, you can simply use a standard cactus potting mix/soil.

Experts always recommend a mild, almost half-dose concentration of the recommended houseplant fertilizer in spring and summer.

Provide your plants with the correct nutrition with balanced houseplant fertilizer.

This helps to avoid overfertilization, which can scorch out or even destroy the plant.

All Sansevierias grow slower in cooler weather. This reduces the nutritional requirement.

As such, do not fertilize the plant between the end of summer and spring.

Go on…

There are always nice days in late spring, mid-summer, that make it especially ideal to get good results.

This is a method that is followed to clone the exact cultivars by following the exact pattern.

This method can give one the exact pattern and not the plane leaves of other propagation methods.

Sansevierias grow by producing pups or clumps. These are baby plants that grow as the extensions of the mother plant.

You can cut these pups off and replant them into independent plants. The parent plant must be well-drowned.

Remove the soil from around the base of the plant. Remove its entire root system.

Don’t damage the roots, but be gentle when doing so.

Pay special attention to the location of the mother plant’s rhizomes and the clump’s rhizomes.

Cut the rhizome using a sterilized gardening knife. Separate the pup from the linked lower roots very gently now.

In the same manner, separate all pups/clumps. Each one should be planted in its designated pot/location.

For these plants, need a moist, well-draining soil.

Water them mildly, to avoid loosening the soil, and place them in indirect sunlight, similar to that of the parent plant.

In two to three weeks, each baby plant will become an individual Snake Plant Whitney.

Last but not least…

Take a pair of sterilized gardening shears and cut one leaf that is about 10 inches long.

You can further cut the leaf into about 12 pieces. Plant each cutting about an inch deep in a moist, quick-draining growing medium.

Be sure the lower side of the leaf-cutting is placed in the lower direction and under the medium.

Cuttings planted in the opposite direction never root!

You will need to place your setup in indirect light, as well as spray water onto the soil when it gets about 90% dry.

The cuttings will take about 4 to 6 weeks to root. Press the cutting gently to check for signs of root system growth.

If you like, replant them along with the soil/potting mix back into the desired pot.

This new plantlet will only need a few weeks of mild watering before the Whitney Care is used, as previously explained.

Sum Up

See having Snake plant is good choice for you to have! It’s cool, its famous, it’s easy to have and care!

What else do you need? In this pandemic time like this, is a good choice for you to have an new activity…

…and having snake plant is a good choice for you to have!

Conclusion

Last thing for sure. This plant need to be care carefully, remember plant need the “love” too.

Alright that’s all for today! Do you have any questions about all of this?

Or do you want to add some good method for caring sansevieria whitney?

Let me know your recommendation from the comment below.

I hope you can now take care your snake carefully and grow it big!

Thanks for reading this article! Bye!

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