2 sansevierias
The scientific name of this popular plant is sansevieria and it belongs to the liliaceae family. Originally, these plants come from Africa, Madagascar, and parts of southern Asia. The discoverer of this plant is Vincenzo Petanga, from Naples. He intended to give it in commemoration to Pietro Antonio Sanseverino, Duke of Chiaromonte and founder of a garden of exotic plants in southern Italy. However, the Swedish botanist Thunberg who described it named it Sansevieria, after the Neapolitan military man, inventor, and scholar Raimondo di Sangro, the seventh prince of Sansevero in the 18th century.
Other common names in the English-speaking world are: sword of Saint George, Mother-in-law's tongue, Sanseviera, Sansevera or tiger's tongue. Because it's a resistant plant it's a very suitable houseplant for besrooms, living rooms, corridors, kitchens...
- plant height: 50 cm
- pot size: 14cm
- Quantity: 2
- color: sansevieria laurentii green with yellow border and totally green sansevieria zeylanica
- easy care plants
care tips
The Mother-in-law's tongue is one of the toughest houseplants we know of.
Your sansevierano will need a lot of sun to grow, that's why it is an ideal indoor plant to have in rooms where there is not much light. If you put it in a place with direct light or in the sun, its leaves will turn lighter green.
It doesn't need much water either, in fact it is the only thing it does not usually hold: excess water. They survive quite well to excess heat and the dry season. The Sansevieria does not grow very fast and therefore needs little nutrition. Only a small dose of fertilizer or liquid manure during the spring or summer is sufficient. Approximately 1/4 of what the package indicates. Be careful, do not overdo it, if you give too much the soil will become very acidic and this can damage the roots.
health
In addition to giving color and joy to your home during the day, sanseviera at night is capable of transforming carbon dioxide into oxygen. This plant reduces the chances of irritating the eyes and reduces respiratory problems.