Comments on: Snake Plant aka Mother-in-Law’s Tongue ( Sansevieria trifasciata ) http://herselfshouseplants.com/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html Over 100 Houseplants specific care, tips, and help Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Amy http://herselfshouseplants.com/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html/comment-page-1#comment-66 Amy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:04 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houseplants/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html#comment-66 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: ljmacphee http://herselfshouseplants.com/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html/comment-page-1#comment-64 ljmacphee Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:14:32 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houseplants/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html#comment-64 You can trim the top off snake plant leaves if you wish, it won't hurt them. They will stay as you cut them and not grow any more on the end. They will still get longer if they are young, but the end you cut will stay as cut. If you wish, you can take the tops that you cut from the leaves, put them in soil and they will make new plants. Snake plants are rather cool in that you can take a leaf, cut it in 2" to 3" slices horizontally and if you put each one in the soil, top up, bottom in soil same as the direction it was growing, each leaf slice will root and make you a new plant. Just be sure to keep the soil moist until you see some new leaves get going. You can trim the top off snake plant leaves if you wish, it won’t hurt them. They will stay as you cut them and not grow any more on the end. They will still get longer if they are young, but the end you cut will stay as cut.

If you wish, you can take the tops that you cut from the leaves, put them in soil and they will make new plants.

Snake plants are rather cool in that you can take a leaf, cut it in 2″ to 3″ slices horizontally and if you put each one in the soil, top up, bottom in soil same as the direction it was growing, each leaf slice will root and make you a new plant.

Just be sure to keep the soil moist until you see some new leaves get going.

]]> By: Amy http://herselfshouseplants.com/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html/comment-page-1#comment-63 Amy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:03:03 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houseplants/2007/03/snake-plant-aka-mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria-trifasciata.html#comment-63 My potted snake plant has 4 leaves when I bought it. Althou' the leaves are few, they were nicely arranged. ( man, heaven and earth like). I spotted a small leaf in between. My concern now is that I want to trim the top off as they are getting longer. What happens ito the shape of the leaves if you cut the top off? Will they grow back to being spiky or? My potted snake plant has 4 leaves when I bought it. Althou’ the leaves are few, they were nicely arranged. ( man, heaven and earth like). I spotted a small leaf in between.

My concern now is that I want to trim the top off as they are getting longer.

What happens ito the shape of the leaves if you cut the top off? Will they grow back to being spiky or?

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