Snake Plant

Gillyflower

About Snake Plant and Gillyflower

Snake Plant

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

India

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Sansevieria cylindria, Sansevieria parva

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Larvae of Agave Weevil

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Analgesic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, anti-allergy, Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Rhizomes, Rootstock, Shoots

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sansevieria trifasciata

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Mother-in-law's Tongue, Viper's Bowstring Hemp, Snake plant

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

नाग संयंत्र

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Snake plant

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Snake plant

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Snake plant

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό φίδι

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Snake plant

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

wąż roślin

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Snake plant

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Sansevieria

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Snake Plant and Gillyflower

Wondering what are the properties of Snake Plant and Gillyflower? We provide you with everything About Snake Plant and Gillyflower. Snake Plant doesn't have thorns and Gillyflower doesn't have thorns. Also Snake Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Snake Plant has allergic reactions like Analgesic and Gillyflower has allergic reactions like Analgesic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Snake Plant and Gillyflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snake Plant and Gillyflower

Season and care of Snake Plant and Gillyflower is important to know. While considering everything about Snake Plant and Gillyflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Snake Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Gillyflower season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Snake Plant is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Snake Plant is Acidic, Neutral and for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Snake Plant and Gillyflower Physical Information

Snake Plant and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Plant height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Snake Plant and Gillyflower are as follows:

Snake Plant flower color: White
Snake Plant leaf color: Dark Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Snake Plant and Gillyflower

Care of Snake Plant and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snake Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Snake Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.