Make your space stand out with these Rare Snake Plant Varieties! These specimens are not only beautiful but also incredibly easy to maintain!
Snake plants are popular among houseplant enthusiasts for their hardiness and striking appearance. Among them, these rare snake plant varieties stand out with their unique leaf shapes and amazing color combinations.
Rare Snake Plant Varieties
1. Starfish
Botanical Name – Sansevieria cylindrica ‘Starfish’
‘Starfish’ is a fan-shaped succulent that displays stiff, tubular leaves with irregular stripes. This Angolan native thrives abundantly in bright, indirect light but can survive in lower light conditions.
2. Ballyi
Botanical Name – Sansevieria ballyi
Admired for its compact size, Ballyi features 10 cm-long, thin foliage with greenish circular bandings. Protect this plant from cold drafts because temperatures below 50 °F (10 °C) can harm this plant considerably.
3. Twisted Sister Snake Plant
Botanical Name – Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Twisted Sister’
With green and yellow spiral-shaped leaves, ‘Twisted Sister’ is the most attractive snake plant cultivar on this list. This striking succulent can become 15 inches (37.5 cm) tall in favorable growing conditions.
4. Blue Sansevieria
Botanical Name – Sansevieria patens
Native to Eastern Africa, the blue sansevieria boasts stiff, cylindrical foliage with central grooves and grey-white blooms. Place this rare houseplant in front of a north-facing window for best growth.
5. Variegated Whale Fin
Botanical Name – Sansevieria masoniana ‘Variegated’
The variegated whale fin stands out among other snake plant varieties with its large yellow and green-hued leaves. It’s an ideal succulent to place in medium to bright light conditions indoors.
6. Cleopatra
Botanical Name – Sansevieria ‘Cleopatra’
The curled-up leaf margins and intricate cross-bandings make Cleopatra a conversation-starting botanical specimen. This slow-growing succulent is hardy in USDA zones 10b to 11b (from 35 °F to 50 °F).
7. Samurai Dwarf
Botanical Name – Sansevieria ehrenbergii ‘Samurai Dwarf’
‘Samurai Dwarf’ is an herbaceous succulent that produces sword-like, blue-green foliage with creamy white and red-tinged margins. Its thickened leaves can become up to 5′ long and 1” wide.
8. Fernwood Micado
Botanical Name – Sansevieria ‘Fernwood Mikado’
‘Fernwood Micado’ is another rare snake plant species with striped, slightly arching dark green leaves. Overwatering can cause root rot, so be cautious while watering this succulent.
9. Whale Fin
Botanical Name – Sansevieria masoniana ‘Whale Fin’
A member of the Asparagaceae family, this rare snake plant species boasts a single dark green leaf that looks like a whale fin. You can easily propagate this succulent with its leaf cuttings and divisions.
10. Kenya Hyacinth
Botanical Name – Sansevieria parva
Kenya hyacinth is a statement-making Sansevieria plant with green foliage and dark green cross-bands. In optimal conditions, its leaves can grow up to 16 inches long and 1 inch wide.
11. Singularis
Botanical Name – Sansevieria fischeri ‘Singularis’
‘Singularis’ is a slow-growing rare snake plant with its unique curly leaves and dark green circular bands. Besides the best foliar display, it also offers lightly fragrant white blossoms in winter.
12. Coppertone
Botanical Name – Sansevieria kirkii ‘Coppertone’
This striking Sansevieria cultivar has copper-toned foliage, hence the name. Make sure to keep its pot in bright light to enhance the unique leaf color.
13. Black Coral
Botanical Name – Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Black Coral’
Black coral is a rare tropical beauty with deep green, sword-like foliage. The tall, upright growth habit makes this specimen an excellent choice for creating vertical interest in gardens.
14. Sansevieria canaliculata
Botanical Name – Sansevieria canaliculata
Liven up your apartment with the dark green cylindrical leaves and tubular white blooms of this snake plant cultivar. Bright light brings out the colors in the leaves; however, intense light can make them yellow.