They are considered asflowering succulents.

With proper care, they can live for up to 15 years.

Here are some of the most popular types of snake plants that you could consider.

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It grows to up to 3ft, looking whimsical in any living room.

It loves full sun but also thrives in dappled light.

The edges of its leaves are reddish brown and are wavy and rippled.

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It grows out from a single rosette form and reaches only a foot in height.

It is the perfecthouseplant for office desksand bedrooms.

3.Sansevieria Moonshine

At first glance, it does not look like the typical snake plant.

Sansevieria ‘Bantel’s sensation’

It has broad leaves, growing upright from a rosette, overlapping and grows to up to 4ft.

It is not very hardy, but it does tolerate short dry periods.

The leaves extend to 4inches in length and the plant grows tall to just a foot tall.

Sansevieria ‘Cleopatra’

During spring, this one blooms pinkish-white flowers during spring.

6.Sansevieria burmanica

This one is native to India.

The leaves are up to 3ft and one pot could have more than 15 leaves.

Sansevieria ‘Moonshine’

With age, the leaves may turn more white than green.

It grows small greenish-white flowers during spring blooming from a panicle of at least 3ft tall.

When maintained well, it blooms spiky purplish-white flowers which overall have the shape of an acorn.

Sansevieria bacularis

8.Sansevieria cylindrica

This one is considered as a rare Sansevieria and is another South African native.

It has upright, more columnar than lancing leaves with a unique gray-green color.

At youth, the leaves are deep green with pale green transverse bands.

Sansevieria Ballyi (Dwarf Sansevieria)

When mature, the leaves become furrowed.

It is slightly drought tolerant and can thrive at 20C.

It has gray-green leaves flecked with dark green markings running along its length.

Sansevieria burmanica

The leaves are fleshy, cylindrical and extend to a length of 7ft.

The flowers of this snake plant are starfish shaped with greenish-white color.

They grow from a central flower stem that reaches up to 3ft.

Sansevieria concinna

New growths arch out from the center leaf.

It grows to up to 3ft.

It comes with variegated cultivar which comes with a banana-like underside and grayish-green topside.

Sansevieria cylindrica

11.Sansevieria Ehrenbergii Blue Sansevieria

This one is identifiable for its fleshy leaves with an overall fan shape.

It has a blue tinge at youth and turns green or gray green at maturity.

Its leaves are somewhat canoe shaped with a grooved topside and rounded underside.

Sansevieria Cylindrica ‘Boncel’ (Starfish Sansevieria)

Its edges are wavy and come with red margins.

It has a slow growth rate but could reach a max height of 5ft.

It also comes with many names such as the Somaliland Bowstring Hemp and East African Wide Sisal.

Sansevieria Ehrenbergii ‘Banana’

Its fleshy leaves extend to 5-inches with a thickness that grows to an inch.

This one is notable for their horizontal lines running through its length.

These lines are where the leaves shrink or expand depending on the amount of water they get.

Sansevieria Ehrenbergii ‘Blue Sansevieria’

It is distinguishable for its dark green leaves with white and pale green patches along with brown margins.

It cannot tolerate lower temperatures and blooms tube-shaped, white flowers in the summer.

14.Sansevieria francisii

This one is native to Kenya but could tolerate low temperatures of up to 10C.

Sansevieria Eilensis

It is one of the fastest snake plant types to propagate as it continuously forms runners with many offsets.

It is also heat and drought tolerant so this one is very low maintenance.

15.Sansevieria gracilis

This is considered as the smallest snake plant.

Sansevieria fischeri

It grows from one rosette, with dark green leaves and white and green transverse bands.

The leaves are pointy, narrow, and long, extending up to 1.5ft at maturity.

16.Sansevieria Hyacinthoides

This is also called the African bowstring hemp.

Sansevieria francisii

It can be mass planted because it forms a dense foliage in clumping forms.

The best location for it to be planted would be below trees with dense shade.

What makes it rarer is that it burns under direct sunlight.

Sansevieria gracilis

It is also a slow grower compared to other snake plants.

The leaves stand 3.5ft in length, with a contrast of dark green and pale green bands.

It is also distinct for its pointed tips that grows white with age.

Sansevieria Hyacinthoides

Its margins are fleshy with reddish brown marks.

It blooms white flowers clumped in a 2ft panicle.

19.Sansevieria longiflora

This one is native to Angola, Congo, and Namibia.

Sansevieria kirkii ‘Star sansevieria’

It has smooth, dark green leaves, with light white flecks along with irregular white bands.

The leaves are a bit arching, growing in a clump from a single rosette.

During spring, white flowers bloom.

Sansevieria liberica

It tolerates temperatures of as low as 20C.

Its attractive variegation and blade-shaped leaf is a showstopper to living rooms.

It has golden yellow and pale green variegation and a generally dark green leaf.

Sansevieria longiflora

It is one of the best species for beginners because it is hardy and low maintenance.

It loves a lot of light and can tolerate partial shade.

It grows well to as low as 20C.

Sansevieria masoniana ‘Mason’s congo’

It comes with dark green, lancing leaves with a pale green transverse band.

During spring, it blooms pinkish-white flowers.

When it grows to maturity, the leaves start branching out to different directions in an arching manner.

Sansevieria Parva ‘Kenya Hyacinth’

It grows to up to 3ft with hues of dark green that turns bluish-green as it ages.

Its leaves are also grooved.

you could get the best Patens color when it is kept in low light.

Sansevieria Patens

The edges are hard, with red-brown margins.

The leaves grow to up to 4ft with greenish-white flowers blooming on a panicle.

The leaves generally grow at a slightly upright form, tapered to a point, and slightly bent.

Sansevieria raffillii

The surface is smooth, dark green with very light transverse bands.

25.Sansevieria subspicata

This one is a Mozambique native and grows only to up to 2ft.

It has upright, lancing leaves that become slightly bent in maturity.

Sansevieria senegambica

They also have bluish-green color, taper to a point with green margins that turn into white with age.

It tolerates relatively low temperatures of 20C.

It creeps out from a rhizome and grows with linear, lancing leaves.

Sansevieria subspicata

The leaves are smooth and waxy, with dark and pale green or even whitish transverse bands.

It comes with a handful of beautiful cultivars.

The leaves are also hard, fibrous, and grow to up to 3ft.

Sansevieria trifasciata

It blooms white or yellowish flowers during spring.

Symbolically, it is known in Chinese feng shui as the lucky plant.

28.Sansevieria Trifasciata Cylindrica

This snake plant gets its name from its long, tube shaped leaves.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Black Gold’ (Viper’s Bowstring Hemp)

Overall, it gets a fan shape and clumps from a single rosette.

It is also called the Brazil Saint Barbara Sword or the Elephants Toothpick.

29.Sansevieria Trifasciata Futura Robusta

This one can be identified through its striped leaves sporting a gray-green color.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Cylindrica’

It also takes the sword shaped leaves of all Sansevieria but its leaves are distinctly shorter.

It is also identifiable for its upward, lancing habit in a clumped and twisted form.

It thrives better indoors with less watering and could grow to up to 2ft.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Futura Robusta’

It is considered as the dwarf version of the Black Gold because of their uncanny resemblance.

This one has shorter and broader leaves however and follows an upright growth habit.

It is a perfect container plant and thrives in low light.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Futura Superba’

It grows to 2ft.

When it matures, the leaves form in a clumping habit and grow from a single rosette.

It grows to up to 2ft tall.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’

32.Sansevieria Trifasciata Laurentii

This one is the tallest species among all S. Trifasciata growing to 4ft.

It has greenish-gray leaves with yellow and green variegations.

It has leathery, variegated green and yellow leaves with bright yellow margins.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Laurentii’

It also has identifiable silver-green markings running along the bent leaves.

It is one of the dwarf types of the S. Trifasciata, growing to just about a foot.

34.Sansevieria Whitney

This one is another dwarf snake plant.

Sansevieria Trifasciata ‘Twisted Sister’

It is notable for its dark green leaves with silver-green edges and undersides.

It also sports white and yellow stripes all over the leaves.

It grows from a single rosette and in a clump composed of 4-6, upright and slightly curved leaves.

Sansevieria Whitney

It particularly thrives in sandy and rocky locations.

It has a flat root system with the tendency to burst from the pot once established and mature.

Are snake plants poisonous?

Sansevieria zeylanica ‘Ceylon Bowstring Hemp’

This one has always been exaggerated.

As such, it should be kept away from active animals and small kids.

Can snake plants live outside?

As a matter of fact, all snake plants thrive in at least 4hrs of unfiltered light.

This is the reason why it has become a popular outdoor container plant.

Are snake plants succulents?

It can survive in low light and thrives on neglect.

How fast do snake plants grow?

Where to buy snake plants?

So, with everything we have covered so far, where can you buy snake plants?

How big do snake plants get?

Again, depending on the punch in, snake plants can grow in between 8-inches to 12ft high.

Their leaves alone could grow from less than a foot to 6ft long.

Which variety of snake plant grows the tallest?

The tallest snake plant species would be the Sansevieria stuckyi.

It grows in between 10-12ft.

They are native to South Africa particularly in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Mozambique.

They have also been naturalized in Eastern Asia but have been listed extinct in Zimbabwe.

Do snake plants attract bugs?

Aside from bugs, snake plants also attract aphids, whiteflies,spider mites, gnats, and scales.