Want to awestruck your guests with an impressive foliar display? Consider growing these unique and trendy Snake Plant Varieties indoors!
If you’re on the hunt for some unique and trendy houseplants, these snake plants should be at the top of your list. Their striking leaves and low-maintenance nature make them a hit in any home setting.
Unique & Trendy Snake Plant Varieties
1. Blue Kew
Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Blue Kew’
Blue Kew is popular among the gardening community for its pointy, inward-curled leaves with ruffled, light bronze edges. This foliar beauty can become 2-3 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide in well-drained growing medium.
2. Whale Fin
Botanical Name: Sansevieria masoniana ‘Whale Fin’
This unique snake plant cultivar boasts large, upright, dark green leaves that resemble whale fins, hence the name. Place this plant where it can get bright, indirect light indoors. However, it can tolerate some hours of morning sunlight from an east-facing window.
3. Sayuri
Botanical Name: Sansevieria ‘Sayuri’
Sayuri is a West African snake plant that catches the eye with its creamy white and green leaves. Besides the striking variegated foliar display, this cultivar has air-purifying properties as well.
4. Coppertone
Botanical Name: Sansevieria kirkii ‘Coppertone’
An absolute stunner of a plant with slightly wavy, copper-toned foliage arranged in a compact rosette. Grow this specimen in a vintage or rusty container for added visual appeal.
5. Siam Silver
Botanical Name: Sansevieria metallica ‘Siam Silver’
This unique snake plant cultivar is highlighted by upright, linear leaves and scented off-white blossoms arranged on tall spike inflorescences. Each inflorescence of this low-maintenance plant is 0.5-0.7 m long.
6. Samurai Dwarf
Botanical Name: Sansevieria ehrenbergii ‘Samurai Dwarf’
Want a compact Sansevieria that you can display on the office tabletop? The Samurai Dwarf is an excellent choice. It can only reach up to 6″ tall with mesmerizing creamy white and red-edged blue-green leaves.
7. Twisted Sister
Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Twisted Sister’
Aptly named, this rare snake plant variety has whitish-green leaves that twist as they grow. These leaves create a breathtaking foliar display with yellow borders and dark green horizontal stripes.