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Products > Sansevieria trifasciata 'Singer's Silver'
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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 |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Sansevieria trifasciata 'Singer's Silver' – A very attractive variegated plant with relatively short leaves 10 to 12 inch long by 1 ½ to 2 inches wide with green margins and a broad central band of silvery white banded with green. Sansevieria trifasciata can bloom in summer with sweetly fragrant flowers but this cultivar does not seem to do so, even in greenhouse conditions. Will tolerate low light levels but grows best and flowers if given bright light. 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 very nice container plant that needs little care and can be used in a raised bed under and eave as a foundation planting. This plant is an older cultivar that was a sport of Sansevieria trifasciata 'Silver Frost' that was first sent to Sansevieria authority Juan Chahinian by the legendary Southern California plantsman Manny Singer with the name Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii Striata'. As this is an illegitimate name we acknowledge this source by naming the plant after Manny. We first received this plant in 2004 with a collection of Sansevieria from noted Stockton collector Alice Waidhofer. Long placed in the Agavaceae, the Dracaenaceae and by some in the Ruscaceae families, this genus is now considered to be correctly placed in the Asparagaceae (today!).
This description is based on our research and observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery garden and in other gardens that we have visited. We will also incorporate comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have some additional information about this plant, in particular if this information is contrary to what we have written or if they have additional cultural tips that would aid others in growing Sansevieria 'Singer's Silver'.
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