Houseplant started to get popular in 2020 and is still happening until now. Of course, it’s because they’re not only beautiful and decorative, they also have a lot of benefits and there are a lot of options that are easy to maintain. One of the most popular and unique options is snake plants or known as sansevieria. Snake plants thrive in bright, indirect light, although they can also thrive in low-light conditions. This houseplant can also go without water for long periods.

Types of Snake Plants

Slender, green leaves with grey or silver horizontal streaks are the most typical snake plant foliage. This plant can reach several feet tall and thrives in low-light conditions.

These plants come in a range of shapes and sizes. Here are six of the most common snake plant’s type.

1. Sansevieria ‘Golden Hahnii’ – Snake plant in the shape of a bird’s nest. This plant, sometimes known as the Hahnii, is little, reaching barely 6 inches in height. The leaves grow in groups that resemble a cup, look like a bird’s nest.
2. Sansevieria cylindrical – Snake plant with a cylinder shape. The spherical leaves of the Sansevieria cylindrica can grow to several feet long. The leaves form a crown that reaches outward.
3. Sansevieria Laurentii –  Laurentii is a well-known snake plant with a green center and yellow edges.
4. Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Twist’ — This cultivar has twisted leaves, as the name suggests. It’s also horizontally striped, with yellow margins and able to grow around 35 cm height.
5. Sansevieria desertii, or Rhino Grass, is a succulent red-tinted grass that grows to a height of 30 cm.
6. Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Bantel’s Sensation’ – This cultivar has narrow leaves with white vertical stripes and grows to roughly 91 cm tall.

Snake Plant Health Benefits

Snake plants are considered one of the most beneficial houseplants. According to NASA research, snake plant benefits include eliminating indoor air pollutants (such as formaldehyde and benzene) and assisting in the filtering of contaminants including xylene, trichloroethylene, toluene, and ammonia. During the night, the snake plant could eliminate up to 87 percent of these dangerous poisons. It can also help to lower nitrate levels. Snake plants also can improve indoor air quality and eliminate toxins in small or medium-sized spaces.

The Snake plant, unlike other houseplants, continues to transform indoor air into usable oxygen at night! Overall, this indicates that the medical benefits of the snake plant are exceptional and should not be ignored.

Snake Plants for Feng Shui

The Snake Plant, commonly known in Asia as Mother-in-Law’s Tongue, is sometimes considered a negative Feng Shui plant. This is not accurate, as the Snake Plant may provide very beneficial feng shui energy in specific parts of a home or business, as well as powerful protective energies. Snake plants, for example, are good for insulating you against negative Chi, but because of their fierce energy, you should keep them out of high-traffic areas of your home. The snake plant is an excellent example of upward-moving chi. Negative or sluggish energy is cut through by strong wood energy. The greatest area to put plants in your office or house is somewhere where the plant’s Wood element is enriched. The ideal feng shui places to put your plants are in the southeastern, eastern, and also southern corners.

Snake Plant as Gifts

It might be difficult to choose a houseplant to give as a present, especially when you don’t know how committed your friends or relatives will be to keeping the plant alive.

In this case, snake plants, also known as Sansevieria, are a wonderful present for any occasion. Snake plants give any room or office a contemporary feel. Best of all, they’re extremely resilient. They are unconcerned if they are only watered once a month. They don’t seem to mind being re-potted. They’re just as happy under fluorescents or LEDs as they are under direct window light.

So when it comes to the moments of gift-giving occasions, snake plants are the perfect answer. You can give it to any type of friends, colleagues, even acquaintances without worries. Just send it along with awfully chocolate delivery, or another food delivery available, and it will be perfectly fine as a beautiful and meaningful gift for any celebrations.

How to Take Care Snake Plant

Snake plants or the mother-in-law’s tongue are well-known for their ability to cope with direct sunlight and low light levels, while strong light with some sun and shade is recommended.

When watering, be careful, especially in the rainy or cold season. Be careful because in most cases, watering is a matter of preference. Normally water snake plants around every 2-3 weeks, or whenever they appear to require it. Few plants should be kept consistently moist, and even fewer should ever be permitted to dry out. Leaves should be kept clean and free of dust and grease. Other maintenance includes keeping the plants damp but not wet and feeding them regularly. It is not required on snake plants because this plant is a succulent that stores water in its leaf.