Sansevieria Twister

Requirements for Sansevieria Twister growing and care:

Better temperature above 5C (41F), well-drained soil

How to care:
Add organic matter and fertilize, because of blooming problem better to fertilize before the blooming season, when the plant young (in case of seeds or late planting) better to protect it in the winter in hardiness zone 8-10a

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seeds / Vegetative Reproduction

How to divide shoots:
Dived shoots when the plant fully grown better to separate after wet the soil in order to make it easier and to keep the roots as long as possible need to cut the connection between the plants, after planting in the beginning increase the amount of water for at least two weeks, better to do it with longer until the first leaf that grow.

How to grow by cutting leaves:
Propagation by cutting leaf, cut the leaves or cut in the base of the leaf with hand not anything sharp and wait at least 24 hours or if not cut in the base or it is stem need wait few days until tissue will heal and care won’t be wet, after this put it in well-drained soil, and water it every few days to two weeks let in dry but not fully dry, after few weeks to month it start to grow root, cutting better to start in the late spring to early summer but always can do it indoor

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction in Snake plant?
No, it’s harder to start by seeds and easier start from cutting and daughter plant and the plant doesn’t bloom a lot so it’s harder to find seeds

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Leaves are toxic

Recommended planting season?
Spring in hardiness zone 10a, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10b-11a, all year in hardiness zone 11b+

How to plant:
Planting in location with good drainage, the plant doesn’t like and might die if will sit in puddle so in rainy location better to grow above the ground level and use raising bad

Pests and diseases:
Snails, slugs, weevil, spider mites, aphids

Pruning season:
All year, in colder area better in winter

How to prune:
Old leaves and dead plants, possible to trim just part of the leaf (the dead part) 1cm (0.5 inch) under the dead part

Size of the plant:
0.2 -1m, 0.8-3 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water (need well drainage), let the soil dry between watering

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade (with light), if moving the plant from shade to full sun need to expose it to sun slowly, if plant it direct in full sun need to choose cooler days with some clouds

Is it possible to grow as houseplant?
Yes, when plant it indoor need to clean it from pests before put it in the house, because there isn’t predators for the pests, the shade in the house might cause problems with aphids that grow in shade

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, watering every few days and don’t let water in the bottom of pot, check that there enough holes in the pots, soil need to be well ventilated and drainage is important, every few years that the soil doesn’t dry well and lost the viability need to switch the soil

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer, it’s takes few year before bloom and not in every condition the plant will bloom

General information about the flower
White flowers with five petals, grow on spike

Scientific name:

Dracaena cylindrica twister