Mazhar Botanic Garden

Sansevieria trifasciata Prain

Mother-in-law's taongue

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000956
Common name: Mother-in-law's taongue
English name: Snake plant
Native: Tropical West Africa, Asia
Country: West africa
(PGR): Cultivated plant

evergreen foliage plant leaves forming dense clumps, upright, sword-like, yellow edges  and a pattern of horizontal green stripes

ornamental. border. indoor and outdoor.filter indoor air. remove toxic pollutants. may help boost mental health. effective against allergies.

New name: Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Poorly drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Leaf cuttings. seeds. divisions
Flowering time:
pH range: 4.5-8.5

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