Sanseveria Trifasciata, Hanbat Arboretum

 Sanseveria Trifasciata

Hanbat Arboretum Tropical Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tolerating negleet and even hard treatments this native of South Africa

 

has long been a popular house plant.  In gardens, it is often relared to obseure

 

and difficult places that receive little attention, thought if properly cared for it can

 

make an attractive cover.  It has learhery leaves that grow from thick rhizomes and,

 

on some spices, occasional sprays of fragrant flowers.

 

 

 

 

S. trifasciata, the most commonly grown, occurs in numerous cultivars;

 

one, for instance, has sword-shaped leaves about 50cm, high dark green with bright

 

yellow borders; on another the leaves are silver-coloured. S. cylindrica has rounded leaves

 

 

 

 

and is grown more for its curiosity value than its beauty.

 

Sansevieria will grow in sun or partial shade but need dry conditions.

 

Propagation is by division of the rhizomes.

 

 

 

 

* Where : Hanbat Arboretum Tropical Garden

* When: 08, January, 2013

* How; Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1

 

 

 

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