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Sansevieria trifasciata
Mother-in-law's Tongue
Origin: Native to Nigeria.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Sansevieria |
| Species |
| trifasciata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-6.6) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 40 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.2 m up to 1.8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| An evergreen plant that grows to 1.8 m high. |
| Landscape |
| Can be used as an accent plant, and it is an ideal for containers, mass planting and even low hedges in Africa. |
| Cultivation |
| It prefers warm, sunny locations, but tolerates some shade. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Best grown in a soil based potting mix. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Rocky hillsides; sometimes under trees or on termitaria on poor sandy soils; often forming dense large colonies. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Stemless herb with bright rhizome. |
| Leaf Description |
| A tall, narrow leaf cultivar with gray-green wavy lines over a dark green background that appears almost black. |
| Flower Description |
| White. |
| Propagation |
| By division of rhizomes or stolons. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| It is used medicinally for many ailments and is used in rituals to remove the ‘evil eye’. |
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