snake plant
Dracaena trifasciata
RHS AGM 2024
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Foliage color
- Cream/tan, gold/yellow, green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Notes
Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) is a perennial for containers, low maintenance gardens, and accents. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade, average moisture, and sandy or loamy soil. It forms a clump of evergreen leaves in cream, gold, green, and white. It tolerates drought and bears greenish-white flowers in spring.
Pairs well with Polka dot plant, Begonia, and Bamboo palm.
Native range
Central Africa.