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Products > Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii Mein Liebling'
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Asparagaceae (~Liliaceae) |
| Origin: Africa, East (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Synonyms: [Dracaena trifasciata cv.] |
| Parentage: (Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii' sport)' |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: Clumping |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii Mein Liebling' (Mein Liebling Snake Plant) – This succulent plant forms a strongly upright clump, 2 to 3 feet tall, with leaves that are dark green with pale moss green margins and gray green horizontal bands and with the occasional longitudinal band the same color as the margins. Will tolerate low light levels but grows best and flowers if given bright light and even tolerates full sun. Hardy to 30-32° F. Water sparingly and not at all as temperatures dip in winter but can tolerate going months between watering. If growing outdoors in frost free areas keep in a covered patio or under an eave where plants do not receive winter rainfall. A great container plant that needs little care. In Juan Chahinian's book The Sansevieria Trifasciata Varieties (1986) that this stable clone is noted as a descendent from Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii'. As with many such clones, plants can be propagated by division but leaf cuttings will yield typical Sansevieria trifasciata. Mien Liebling is German for "my dear". This cultivar reportedly originated at Shadow Lane Nursery in Plantation, Florida. The type plant of this species was collected in Nigeria and it was also found in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) but it has naturalized elsewhere and there are many selected forms in cultivation. The name for the genus was originally Sanseverinia as named by the Italian botanist Vincenzo Petagna in honor of his patron, Pietro Antonio Sanseverino, the Count of Chiaromonte (1724-1771), but the name was altered for unknown reasons by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg, possibly influenced by the name of Raimondo di Sangro (1710–1771), prince of San Severo in Italy. The specific epithet combines the Latin words 'tri" meaning three with 'fasciatus' meaning "banded" in reference to the many leaf markings. Long placed in the Agavaceae, the Dracaenaceae and by some in the Ruscaceae families, Sansevieria was most recently placed in the subfamily Nolinoideae within the Asparagaceae family. Molecular phylogenetic studies have persuaded some to include Sansevieria in the genus Dracaena, which would make this plants name Dracaena trifasciata. Because of considerable disagreement over this change, the long standing use of its old name, and so not to cause our own and customer confusion, we continue to list this plant as a Sansevieria. Our original stock plant came from the collection of Sansevieria collector Alice Waidhofer.
The information presented on this page is based on research that we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it growing in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they have knowledge of cultural information that would aid others in growing Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii Mein Liebling'. |
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