Sansevieria lavranos
Walking Snake Plant
Sansevieria lavranos, commonly called Walking Snake Plant, is a sansevieria plant with elongated leaves bearing distinct channels on the top portions, which are lined with a red edging. It commonly reproduces via cloning itself along the ground, spreading itself lengthwise to the ground and rooting in segments that will become new plants. This remarkable characteristic of "walking" along the ground gave lavranos its common name. When still a young plant sansevieria lavranos grows in a tightly stacked rosette formation with fat leaves, but as it ages and starts sending out its offsets (walking), it becomes more of a fan-like shape. The leaves are grey-green in coloration with darker green bands, and narrow green striping runs the length of its leaves. This plant was discovered by John Lavranos, who also discovered sansevierias like S. eilensis and S. hargeishana, among others. It was first documented in 1970, hence the common marketing name of "Sansevieria lavranos 1970". Sansevieria lavranos is native to Somalia.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Walking Snake Plant
Latin name
Sansevieria lavranos
type
Perennial
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.35 M
0.31 M
Sansevieria lavranos
Sansevieria lavranos, commonly called Walking Snake Plant, is a sansevieria plant with elongated leaves bearing distinct channels on the top portions, which are lined with a red edging. It commonly reproduces via cloning itself along the ground, spreading itself lengthwise to the ground and rooting in segments that will become new plants. This remarkable characteristic of "walking" along the ground gave lavranos its common name. When still a young plant sansevieria lavranos grows in a tightly stacked rosette formation with fat leaves, but as it ages and starts sending out its offsets (walking), it becomes more of a fan-like shape. The leaves are grey-green in coloration with darker green bands, and narrow green striping runs the length of its leaves. This plant was discovered by John Lavranos, who also discovered sansevierias like S. eilensis and S. hargeishana, among others. It was first documented in 1970, hence the common marketing name of "Sansevieria lavranos 1970". Sansevieria lavranos is native to Somalia.
Springtime Flowers
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
Though rare if being kept as a houseplant, this plant can send out a long flowerstalk from its center with small pale blooms.
Establish Plant
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
Establish or repot plant in well draining soil for best results. Ensure that the plant is growing in an area the receives at least partial bright sunlight, and water only when the top inch of soil is dry for roots to establish.
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