General Landscape Uses: Accent plant, xeriscaping, border, understory planting, container gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: A striking cultivar of the classic snake plant that is best known for its deep, almost black-green leaves with silvery horizontal banding.

Dimensions: Height 2.5 – 3 ft.; Spread 2 – 3 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

Native Range: Tropical West Africa

Native Habitats: Dry tropical forests, rocky grasslands, and open scrublands

Soils: Well-draining, sandy or rocky

Nutritional Requirements: Low

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: High to moderate

Light Requirements: Part Sun

Flower Color: White

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular

Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer

Fruit: Small, fleshy berries typically orange to reddish-orange when ripe

Wildlife and Ecology: Occasional insect shelter, nocturnal pollinator attraction

Horticultural Notes: Grown from rhizome division, cuttings

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