Sansevieria species - Cylindrica, Three-way, Zeilanika, Mother-in-law's Language, Samurai

The beauty of Sansevier is familiar to almost every housewife. In nature, sansevieria counts the species in quantities of 60. Only some of them can survive in home care in pots.

Often a flower is called a "mother-in-tongue" and "pike tail" due to a long flexible sheet of bright color.

General description

Sansevieria, or Sansevier, refers to the evergreen stemless plant of the Sprazhev family (in some catalogs the name Agave) appears. Many species and varieties of sansevieria can be found in the dry rocky edges of the subtropics and tropics, in Africa, Indonesia, South Florida, India, and Madagascar.

Different types of sansevieria

The name Sansevieria came from Latin in honor of the name of the Neapolitan prince Sansevierio. He developed and actively promoted the natural sciences.

Other names for the plant:

• Cuckoo tail - because of a long stem,
• Baseball bat - since the leaves are hard and strong, they can hit like a bat,
• Leopard lily - due to the bright color,
• The compacta is especially characteristic of the undersized variety of the Laurenti plant (the leaves twist, the stems as if trying to braid a braid)
• Snake plant or skin - thanks to the yellow lines on the leaves resembling the color of a snake,
• Tongue of the devil
• African hemp.

Sansevieria flower is popular in the interior. Designers often decorate them with premises and use them to create compositions.

This plant can behave quite unpretentiously, as it is characterized by strong survivability. As a rule, it is difficult to ruin it, it always pleases with its bright foliage and does not dry out even if you do not approach it for a month or a half.

Description of sansevieria:

• Is blooming of sansevieria possible? This question is relevant among flower growers. For many, the answer is clear that she does not have flowers. Sansevieria can bloom as a decorative foliage plant. Thanks to proper home care, the leopard lily is covered with subtle flowers. However, only a professional can visually identify them.
• Reproduction occurs by cuttings or division of the rhizome.
• Temperature. It tolerates room temperature well.

• Lighting. Loves partial shade or bright light, but diffused.
• Watering should be moderate but systematic.
• Top dressing. Fertilizer is introduced at the time of active growth, once a month. You can use top dressing for cacti.
• Transplantation is done individually with strong development of the rhizome.
• Harmful insects and diseases. Sansevier is damaged by root rot and anthracnose, thrips and spider mites.

Types of sansevieria for indoor breeding

Cylinder or cylindrical

Sansevieria Cylindrica includes about ten varieties. Her homeland is South Africa. Indoor use began in 1320.

Sansevieria cylindrical has a number of features:

• The complete absence of the stem
• Elongated leaves in the shape of a sword
• Saturated green color and banding.
• Sheets can also curl into a tube.
• Height - up to 1.5 meters.

Cylinder

Advantages:

• It releases a lot of oxygen,
• Pronounced antibacterial effect,
• It neutralizes harmful fumes from paint, varnish,
• The juice of the plant treats cystitis, otitis media and inflammation of the appendages.

Harm:

• The juice contains saponin - a toxic substance,
• Sansevier is not allowed for children's rooms,
• Being in the bedroom, according to legend, provokes scandals.

Three-way

Three-lane sansevieria is best made for beginner growers. She effectively looks, and easily adapts to absolutely any conditions.

Three-way

It got its name due to the longitudinal yellow strip on the sheet.

Features:

• Thick root up to 2 cm in diameter, grows in the upper soil layer,
• Leaves resemble sabers, grow in the shape of a rosette,
• Each rosette is 6-8 hard leaves, grow strictly up,
• Sheet height - up to one meter, width - up to ten centimeters.

Zeylanika

For the cultivation of sansevieria Zeylanik, a nutritious, loose, drained soil with the addition of peat is needed.

Zeylanika

Features:

• 30 to 150 cm in size,
• It blooms from January to December,
• It’s a motley or green hue,
• Broad leaves with silver-green dots or stripes in the form of waves,
• Loves a lot of light
• Moderate watering
• Low humidity.

Mother-in-law's tongue

Sansevieria Teschin's language has many advantages over other types:

• Absorbs harmful radiation from televisions, refrigerators, microwaves and computers,
• Protects from diseases and colds of its owner,
• Helps weather dependent people alleviate all symptoms.

Mother-in-law's tongue

Features:

• Loves the bright diffused light
• Moderate watering from spring to fall,
• The soil consists of two parts: turfy soil and sheet mixed with sand.
• Propagated by division of the root.
• The leaves are wide and striped.

Samurai

Sansevieria Samurai has three varieties, depending on the height of the plant. It happens:

• Undersized (up to 0.5 meters),
• Middle layer (up to 1 meter),
• Tall (up to 1.5 meters in height).

Samurai

Features:

• He loves eastern and northern windows,
• It blooms in spring
• The leaves are powerful, wide and strong,
• Loves light and moisture.

Mikado

Sansevieria Mikado has its own subspecies:

• Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado needs special care, as it is susceptible to frequent rhizome rot. Also, spots may appear on the leaves, indicating poor watering and improperly selected soil.
• Bakularis Mikado will ideally fit into any interior and will delight you for many years.

Fernwood mikado

Features:

• The spots on the foliage are either narrow or wide, depending on the variety,
• The stripes can be in tone with the main color of the foliage or contrast with it,
• Narrow xiphoid leaves,
• During the flowering period, produces a peduncle up to one meter in height.

Pike tail

Care Sansevieria pike tail - one of the easiest. The only thing she does not like is the constant rearrangement from place to place.

Pike tail

Features:

• With a lack of light, variegated leaves lose their color,
• Perennial succulent
• Striped smooth leaves, grow from the very roots,
• It grows to a height of one meter,
• Patterns on foliage can be both up and down.

Pickaxes

Sansevieria picks, unlike other varieties, have a very weak, small root system.

Features:

• Small outlet
• Around the outlet are concentrated 10 sheets of a pale green hue,
• There are spots and dots on the foliage
• Brown and reddish stripes stretched along the edges of the foliage.

Pickaxes

Golden Hanni

In the Hanni variety, the following subspecies are distinguished:

• Sansevieria type Golden Hanni,
• Sansevieria with the double name Silver Queen or Silver Hanni,
• Kristatu.

Hanni was bred from Laurenti in 1941 by breeder S. Khan. He wanted to get a stunted look with a socket. As a result, a compact view was developed, which reached a height of 30 cm with bright green foliage. The ends of the leaves bent outward, the pattern on them was contrasting. The foliage formed a rosette, so the plant looked like a vase.

At home, care for Sansevieria Hanni needs the following:

• The best place to grow is the western or eastern window sills, in the south it will be necessary to shade from the bright sun,
• Variegated varieties need constant lighting, do not tolerate partial shade,
• The temperature for growing ranges from 20 to 25 degrees,
• Lowering the temperature to a maximum of +10 degrees,
• You can grow on hydroponics. However, the best soil option would be special soil for succulents.

• When watering, water should not get into the outlet - this can develop a fungal disease,
• Watering Hanni loves. Only if there is no stagnation of moisture in the soil. Accordingly, the soil should be moist, without the presence of bays. Water - soft tap water, settled for 1-2 days.
• Feeding takes place from March to September. In October, it is not worth introducing fertilizer due to the fact that the plant goes into a dormant period.
• Pruning is carried out in case of removal of old, diseased or excess leaves. Forming pruning is not necessary.
• A transplant is done in the spring.

The transplant procedure is as follows:

• Before transplanting, the soil is moistened per day,
• On the day of the procedure, an earthen lump is drawn,
• A new pot is washed thoroughly and boiled over with boiling water,
• A drainage layer is laid at the bottom,
• Put on top of the soil substrate
• In the center is a flower with an earthen lump,
• The void is filled with a substrate, 1.5-2 cm is left to the top,
• Water the plant
• Add earth if necessary.

Young plants are replanted once a year until they reach the age of 2-3 years. After transplantation is carried out 1 time in 2-3 years.

• Reproduction is possible by dividing the bush, shoots and cuttings of the leaf, which are rooted. Shoots, as a rule, appear from the rhizome.

Golden Hanni

Black gold

The Sansevieria of the Black Gold type has a subspecies - Superba.

Their difference is as follows:

• Black Gold bred from Laurenti. It is a tall plant with narrow leaves.
• Black Gold Superba belongs to the Superba variety. Medium, with a wide leaf. The density of the sheet is slightly higher.

Superba Black Gold

Care Mistakes:

• The leaves turned yellow and became soft - waterlogged soil, stagnation of water in it. The rotten sections of the flower should be removed, the foliage should be treated with a fungicide. Sansevieru dry and transplant into another soil.
• The foliage is soft, but the color is preserved - the plant freezes. Affected foliage is removed, sections are treated with activated carbon. The plant must be cleaned in a warm bright place.
• Sheets of sheets were covered with spots of brown or green-brown color - this may be for several reasons. Lack of lighting, excessive watering, sunburn, or hypothermia are possible. Damaged leaf sections are trimmed, treated with activated carbon. Also, the conditions of maintenance and care of the flower are changing.

Trifasciate

Sansevieria varieties Trifasciata belong to the three-lane. It has tall (up to one meter) leaves growing directly from the root. Fairly durable variety.

Description sheet:

• Fat,
• Xiphoid,
• Pointed,
• Dark green color
• Gray-green stripes, horizontal.

Trifasciate

Flowers appear in the spring or autumn, they are fragrant, small, with a white tint. They smell good. However, in indoor conditions this happens very rarely.

Sanseviera has absorbed many legends, superstitions and rumors. It is not surprising that many gardeners doubt whether it is worth keeping such an occupant at home. In fact, sansevieria cleans the air in the room, reducing the level of pathogenic microorganisms. Some species can even absorb nicotine. Also, a well-known succulent can absorb negative emotions and improve the psycho-emotional mood of the family. So the unpretentious pike tail is a great option for a houseplant.