Can you name this houseplant?
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Shara Smith on Sep 03, 2013I do not know the scientific name but I have always heard it called "the mother-in-law's tongue"Helpful Reply
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Sep 03, 2013Snake plant or as Shara said mother in law's tongue. Scientific name is sansevieria trifasciata It will keep multiplying it must like you. If you let it rootbound it may just grow taller too. I had a friend who never repotted hers and it is over 2' tall. May be a different variety but it would not hurt to let it just sit and see what happens. The pot looks small and that is one reason for the crowding. It is a great plant to divide and give to friends in cute little pots.Helpful Reply
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Ivylore on Sep 03, 2013Thanks Shara and Renee for your replies- I do have a snake plant -is that the same? The coloring of the leaves is similar and that's why I was unsure about this plant. My snake plant grows straight up and taller. This plant is much shorter and it grows in a rose bud kind of way. Is it just a different kind of snake plant (mother in law tongue)? Thanks again.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Sep 05, 2013Different varieties of the same plant I think...nice plant btw.Helpful Reply
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Joanne N Joe Villa on Sep 05, 2013I have one growing in water for years.Helpful Reply
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Evonne Kruger on Sep 05, 2013I have one also and have shared. It is not the snake plant but in that family.Grows like crazy. My mother had a snake plant and got so rootbound and broke the pot.Helpful Reply
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Donna Shipley on Sep 05, 2013It is a Sanseviera. Also Mother-in-Law's tongue/Snake plant.Helpful Reply
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Deborah R on Sep 05, 2013Please do not plant this outdoors. It will take over...native to Mexico. Good plant for cleaning air in the houseHelpful Reply
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Claudia of Mockingbird Hill Cottage on Sep 05, 2013My mom and dad have one that is about thirty years old. Great plant.Helpful Reply
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Michelle W on Sep 05, 2013Our original snake plant is over 20 years old. We have 2 huge plants that we made from it and have given away many 'shoots' to friends. And yes, they like to be in a tight pot.Helpful Reply
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Diane Ray on Sep 05, 2013mother-in-laws tongue.just saw it on a plant web site.Helpful Reply
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Gloria Damron on Sep 05, 2013That is sooooooooo awesome!!!! My father had 2 green thumbs!!! He could make a broom stick bloom! (just kidding of course) But he was awesome with making cactus bloom!!! Good luck with your plant. Mine get so root bound they break the container they are in!!!Helpful Reply
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Dinah Dee Roberts on Sep 05, 2013The shorter versions like this one are called "father in laws tongue" and the longer ones are called "mother in law tongues" they do like to be root bound and if left alone will definitely bloom!Helpful Reply
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April E on Sep 05, 2013it is a Sansevieria the proper type name is birdsnest sansevieria variety is called "jade" and sansevieria can be called mother-in-laws tongue or by any of the other common names for this plant such as devil's tongue, jinn's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant and snake tongue. enjoy your easy care plantHelpful Reply
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Ashley Hinistroza on Sep 05, 2013Variegated Mother In laws tongue ; )Helpful Reply
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Kim 'Kiewatt' Waknitz on Sep 05, 2013Another of my plants identified, I love this portion of hometalk.Helpful Reply
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Nancy Looby on Sep 05, 2013This plant is called "Mothers-in-Law Tongue" because it is extremely hardy and hard to kill or get rid of : )Helpful Reply
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Leona G on Sep 05, 2013It is a sansevieria birds nest and can be quite invasive. Doesn't like the cold. EnjoyHelpful Reply
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Ileana J. on Sep 05, 2013Here in Puerto Rico we called it "lengua de vaca" which means "cow's tongue". Funny in the states is called after the mother-in-law and here after the cow! Anyhow, is a great plant, grows fast and can decorate any space.Helpful Reply
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Dinah Dee Roberts on Sep 05, 2013@Ivylore yes they definitely bloom but I think they have to be rootbound for that. And the blooms are fairly small too, but pretty!Helpful Reply
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Diane Ray on Sep 06, 2013have had one for over 20 years and has never bloomed.Helpful Reply
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The Houseplant Guru (Lisa Eldred Steinkopf) on Sep 06, 2013The only way they will bloom is with enough sun. Even though sansevieria can tolerate low sun, they are from Africa and love a lot of light. If they have enough light, they will bloom. I've actually never seen the bird's nest type bloom. They can break pots when they are happily growing and reproducing.Helpful Reply
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Diane Frank on Sep 06, 2013I have one. I have called it snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue.Helpful Reply
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Kathy Jo Norman on Sep 07, 2013Motherinlaws tongue???Helpful Reply
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Julie G. on Sep 07, 2013I call it mother-in-law's tongue. I love dividing and giving to friends in cute little pots for home warming presents, or other occasions. It's very hardy and lasts forever.Helpful Reply
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Pam McFairen on Sep 08, 2013Mother in laws tongue...grows great outside and can just divide it and use that for more plants. Hardy here on the gulf coast in TexasHelpful Reply
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Dinah Dee Roberts on Sep 08, 2013Mine has bloomed several times...maybe it's the soil it's in ....Helpful Reply
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Alicia Repine on Sep 09, 2013My mom always called this a bird's nest snake plant. I have this and a regular snake plant that looks exactly like the bird's nest. Just different heights.Helpful Reply
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Trish Whisnant on Sep 09, 2013mothers in law tongue ,that's what I e always heard it calledHelpful Reply
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Coco Tree Service Corp on Sep 10, 2013It's called Sansevieria trifasciata or Snake Plant or sometimes Mother-In-Law's Tongue. The variety shown is called "Bird's Nest." It is super hardy and thrives on neglect! Plus, it's really pretty. Here is a link in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansevieria_trifasciataHelpful Reply
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Shelly on Sep 10, 2013I have had one for 40 years, and this year it had it's first flower. It is very root bond now and it needs a new pot. I plan on doing that very soon.Helpful Reply
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Rose S on Sep 11, 2013How about Sanseveria> When they are ancient, they even bloom.Helpful Reply
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Betty819 on Jun 10, 2014I've always heard ti called "Snake plant" also and you can't kill that sucker! I once cleaned out a house where the owner had not lived in it for over 9 mo. nor had anybody been in his house to water his plants during that time. Believe it or not, that snake plant never died but others in the sunroom did. 9 mo. without water, hard to believe but I know it happened.Helpful Reply
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Sarah Tyminski on Apr 17, 2016Mm tropical plant?Helpful Reply
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