General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Other: Flowering is erratic. Unlike plants such as agave, which die after flowering, Sansevieria will simply cease to produce new leaves. The flowered plant will continue to grow by producing plantlets via its rhizomes or stolons. The rhizomes are bright orange
Flower Color: White
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted

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Common names
  • African Bowstring Hemp
  • Snake Plant
  • Golden Hemp
  • Mother-in-Law Tongue
  • Iguana Tail
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena hyacinthoides
  • Synonym: Sansevieria guineensis
  • Synonym: Sansevieria hyacinthoides
  • Synonym: Sansevieria grandis

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Photo by gasrocks
Photo by gasrocks
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Label: Sansevieria guineensis
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Label: Sansevieria hyacinthoides
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Date: 2018-01-29
Photo by gasrocks
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Date: Aug. 2011
Gold Hemp
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Nov 13, 2014 4:13 PM concerning plant:
    Bowstring Hemp is an ornamental, herbaceous perennial originating in Africa. The plant grows from thick rhizomes to heights of three to four feet. It is a non-native plant that has escaped cultivation and invaded wetland areas of central and south Florida. It can be found growing in disturbed hammock areas. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FEPPC) lists Sansevieria hyacinthoides as a Category II non-native invasive that has not yet altered Florida's native plant communities.

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