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Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii'

sansevieria hahnii trifasciata is really a good luck plant because it is grow quickly in zone 10 b . i found it quickly grower succlents plant .in winter it requires more drainage potting . but in spring it makes many off set .this plant makes its off set through leaves also .

Did you know that the Sansevieria "Hahnii" was discovered by someone named William W. Smith, Jr. in the Crescent Nursery Company, New Orleans, Louisiana. This plant was discovered in 1939 and was patented by 1941. The patent (Plant Patent No. 470) was assigned to Sylvan Frank Hahn, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The "Bird’s Nest" variety of the Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Hahnii’) is only about seven to eight inches tall. Its darker green foliage is arranged in an attractive rosette. This lovely dwarf plant was discovered in 1939 in New Orleans, USA.

Same care as the standard Snake Plant, just make sure you take care in winter to keep rather dry or you can get root rot. Feed with cactus plant food or half rate of 20-20-20.

This plant is hard to come by, never seen to often.

The original 'Hahnii' cultivar, with plain two tone green leaves. Even this version is prone to suddenly rotting especially if exposed to excessive water, cold or a combination of the two.