Dracaena trifasciata...

I love flowers and plants so this post is for me. I have been taking care of Christopher's snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) for several years (it's in the largest pot). He got it back it 2015 and it was small.

2015

2022

Look how big the plant is now!

After a prayer and a pep talk, I separated the leaves and added new soil! I also cleaned the leaves. I think the plants will adjust just fine.

I enjoyed learning more about the Snake plant. Please read, there will be a quiz! 

By releasing oxygen and adding moisture to the air, snake plants can help lessen the impact of airborne allergens like dust and dander. Since poor indoor air quality has been linked to many health-related issues like allergies and asthma, this is a definite benefit.

Other benefits:
filter indoor air
remove toxic pollutants
may help boost mental health
easy to care for
effective against allergies
may help enhance the “energy” of a space, according to feng shui
can help with minor ailments

Similar to other household succulents, snake plants help to filter indoor air. What’s unique about this particular plant is that it’s one of the few plants that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into oxygen at night.

Dracaena trifasciata

Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names. Until 2017, it was known under the synonym Sansevieria trifasciata.

It is an evergreen perennial plant forming dense stands, spreading by way of its creeping rhizome, which is sometimes above ground, sometimes underground. Its stiff leaves grow vertically from a basal rosette. Mature leaves are dark green with light gray-green cross-banding and usually range from 70–90 centimetres (2.3–3.0 ft) long and 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) wide, though it can reach heights above 2 m (6 ft) in optimal conditions.

The specific epithet trifasciata means "three bundles."

The plant exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide using the crassulacean acid metabolism process, which allows them to withstand drought. The microscopic pores on the plant's leaves, called the stomata and used to exchange gases, are opened only at night to prevent water from escaping via evaporation in the hot sun. It is a weed in some parts of northern Australia.

To get this plant to go into bloom outside of its natural environment is difficult. (I didn't know the Snake plant has blooms, but only in its natural environment).

Replicating its natural environment is possible. Its flowers vary from
greenish white to cream-colored — some are fragrant at night, others not at all and have a sticky texture.