Learn More About Sansevieria Gold Flame
What’s make the difference between sansevieria gold flame and other sansevierias? Here’s, the leaves of this unusual, highly variegated variety are thick and inclined to arch out in a vase shape when given enough light; they are also more open and shorter than typical trifasciata cultivars. On mature plants, the inner emerging leaf can be completely golden, as shown in the photo! The plant’s coloring will develop as it grows older.
How Does It Look?
The erect, meaty, sword-shaped leaves of Sansevieria Gold Flame make it a distinctive plant. With contrasting deep green and golden yellow vertical stripes, the foliage is extensively variegated. It’s perfect for shaded regions in hot temperatures to create a tropical appearance, and it looks great in pots and containers both inside and out in alfresco areas and patios. Choose a location in dappled shade or a brightly lighted location indoors with well-drained soil if planting outside. Sansevieria Gold Flame can reach 30cm in height and 1m in width.
Now, Let’s Learn About How To Care For It!
Sansevieria gold flame is a sort of houseplant that you can set and forget because of its succulent leaves. It doesn’t require much in the way of maintenance, water, or light, but it does require a little tender loving care if you want it to thrive.
Light
If you want your snake plant to thrive, give it bright, indirect light. It will grow slower and have less color in low-light circumstances, but it will live. A nice location for it would be about 3-6 feet away from a large window with plenty of light.
Watering Time!
Snake plants don’t require much water because their leaves are succulent. Maintain a little moisture level in the soil and avoid overwatering. If you water your snake plant too much, it will become mushy and rot soon.
Soil
An African violet soil mixture with a little sand added for drainage is the ideal type of soil for snake plants.
A Little Tips To Make Own Soil Mix
Fertilize your snake plant once a month during the spring and summer to help it thrive. Use a nitrate-free, high-quality houseplant fertilizer. Here are the recipees:
- 1 part soil from the garden.
- 1 pound of peat.
- 2 parts perlite or sand for construction.
- Fertilizer.
Because the plant grows slowly in the winter, don’t fertilize it at all.
Repotting
Because your sansevieria gold flame prefers to remain root-bound, you won’t have to re-pot it very often. Repot it into a pot that is only a few of inches larger than the current pot if it becomes top heavy and starts to tip over.
Pruning
Sometimes the tips of the leaves become brown or the entire leaf dies. If this happens, simply cut the leaf off directly at the soil surface to totally remove it. Cutting a section of a leaf is pointless because it will not regrow from the cut location. Make sure you’re using a sterile cutting tool.
Snake Plant Propagation
Snake plants, like most succulents, are easily propagated through leaf cuttings or division. If you wish to keep your snake plant’s variegation, propagate it by division rather than leaf cuttings; if you try leaf cuttings, the sansevieria gold flame will revert to green leaves.
Prevent Pests
Sansevieria gold flame, like many other houseplants, is vulnerable to mealybugs and spider mites. Both of these pests target your spider plant’s leaves in the same way, sucking the sap out of them. It’s advisable to start afresh with a new plant if you have a severe infestation. However, if you capture them early enough, you can stop the infection from spreading.
A Little Tips
Spider mites can be controlled by spraying the plant and wiping them away. Wipe mealybugs away using a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol.
Diseases
Overwatering will cause root rot, which will be the most common ailment. It’s frequent because gardeners treat snake plants like other non-succulent houseplants, watering them on the same timetable. Root rot can be treated simply by watering less and repotting into fresh soil to allow the roots to dry out. Any mushy leaves may also need to be removed. Allowing water to sit on the leaves during cold or foggy periods can generate dark rust patches on the leaves, which is caused by allowing water to sit on the leaves.
To Sum Up
Sansevieria gold flame is the sansevieria family. They’re ideal for indoor use. It’s forgiving, grows well in indirect or partial shade, can go weeks without water if you’re traveling, and filters the air you breathe indoors. What more could you possibly expect of a plant?