10 Stunning Snake Plant Varieties
Snake plant make great indoor plants; they are easy to take care of and require very little maintenance. They are also beautiful plants with numerous benefits, like improving air quality, and did you know they are one of the few plants to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen at night.
So snake plants are an amazing choice; that’s no news, but there are so many amazing varieties of snake plants that are criminally underrated.
In this blog, let’s slither down the list of some of the must-have snake plant varieties for your indoor garden.
10 stunning snake plant Varieties for your home, office, and garden
1. Sansevieria Fernwood
Sansevieria fernwood, or Mikado, is a compact hybrid snake plant. The Mikado has dark green leaves with light green tiger-print striping. The Mikado takes on an interesting fountain-like shape, giving it a more modern look. It is considered virtually indestructible and is a great choice for indoors.
2. Dracaena Trifasciata
Dracaena trifasciata is the most well-known type of snake plant and is native to tropical West Africa, from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is a flowering plant that blooms once a year and belongs to the family Asparagaceae. It has dark green leaves with light green-grey bands. It can grow up to 70–90 centimetres in height.
3. Bantel's Sensation
This is a wonderful addition to indoor spaces; its leaves are tall and thin. It has grey-green leaves with long white stripes. These white stripes give it a unique look compared to other snake plant varieties. It can only reach a height of 32 inches, making it perfect for indoors.
4. Sansevieria Whitney
Also called the Silver Flame Snake Plant, it boasts dark green elongated leaves with perfectly aligned white spotted borders, giving it a sculptured look. It thrives in light and indirect sunlight making it perfect for your house or office.
5. Whale Fin, or Dracaena Masoniana
This plant features paddle-shaped leaves that resemble a whale’s or shark’s fin, hence the name. Its large leaves can grow up to four feet long and have a mottled pattern with light green spots. The leaves also have a distinctive wavy texture, making them more impressive. This striking plant commands attention and is a valuable addition to any space.
6. Moonshine
This graceful plant adorns elegant silvery-green or sage-green leaves that look intricately woven together. This plant is on the shorter side, making it perfect for offices and homes. This showstopper of a plant effortlessly complements and enhances modern and contemporary interior designs. It is also one of the most low-maintenance plants, making it perfect for beginners.
7. Sansevieria Hahnii
This rosette-shaped plant is the perfect answer for people who aren’t fans of the straight and stiff appearance of snake plants. It is a dwarf succulent known for its bird’s nest-like shape. Its compact size makes it perfect for office desks.
8.Black dragon snake plant
The black dragon is decked with stunning, shiny leathery leaves in a brilliant shade of dark emerald green. The absence of any patterns allows the beautiful green to take centre stage. It can tolerate a variety of light conditions and thrives on very little maintenance.
9. Black-gold snake plant
This variety of snake plant is known for its striking yellow bands running along the edges of the thick, dark green leaves.
10.Golden Flame Snake Plant
The golden flame has beautiful leaves with bright yellow and green stripes. It grows upright and resembles a sword.
We hope you found a snake plant that suits your taste. Snake plants are versatile, with many varieties of different sizes and colours. Beyond their good looks and aesthetics, snake plants are functional too, as they improve indoor air quality.
Check out the problems associated with snake plant and the tips to care the snake plant.
No matter which snake plant you decide on, remember that all of them are similar in terms of taking care of them. They need to be watered only when the top soil is dry, and they hold up well against pests. It is easier to kill a snake plant by overwatering than by forgetting to water it. Their nutritional requirements are minimal too.
