Bored with your regular Snake Plant and want to create something more than just an indoor plant? Don’t worry, we’ve got it all sorted!
As a plant parent, experimenting with your plants is something we all dream about. Mixing and matching different plants is basic for creating a new look. But here are some out-of-the-box ideas for you to transform your regular snake plant leaves into circular or spiral ones.
Tips And Tricks To Grow Snake Plant into Circular Or Spiral Shape
Some snake plant varieties grow naturally in a spiral shape; you just need to care for them in the right way. But to create a circular or spiral-shaped one, you need some tips and tricks up your sleeve. Let’s create it together.
1. Choosing The Right One
It is always best to start with all the right things. And on that note, choosing the right variety of the Snake Plant is a must. Choose the variety where the leaves grow long and bushier. With young leaves growing, it will be easier to grow it into the shape of your choice.
2. The Home Matters
Giving your plant the right home is not only about placing it into just any pot. Choose a pot that gives a cozy feel to your plant. A well-drained pot and slightly wide, shallower pots rather than deep, narrow ones, as snake plants are shallow-rooted and tend to grow in spreading clumps.
Try picking up terracotta pots rather than plastic ones.
3. Guide The Shape
It is like guiding your plant to take baby steps—one at a time. Use a frame of the shape you like to give to your snake plant. A spiral or circular shape is the best choice to start with. Try to tie the young leaves gently to the frame and keep adjusting and retying the leaves to maintain the shape.
4. Mixing and Matching
You can try mixing and matching different snake plant varieties like Dracaena ‘Twisted Sister’ with Sansevieria francisii to create a beautiful shape without much effort, as these two varieties grow spirally in their natural form.
5. Tie It And Flex It
Guiding the shape of a snake plant with the help of a frame will give you the exact shape. But if you want to make it more creative and different from the rest, you might like to add a flavor of your personal taste. Try tying the leaves as per the shape you want to give your plant. From twisted to braided, you can have it all.
6. Pruning is the Key
It is like how you get a haircut to look neat and clean, pruning does the same to your plant. Getting rid of the yellow, damaged, or overgrown leaves at the base will promote better growth. And this will also allow your snake plant to grow young and flexible leaves.
7. Placing The Plant Correctly
For proper growth, it is necessary to place the plant in a proper place where it receives adequate sunlight. It does not matter if you are growing your plant into it’s normal shape or doing something creative to it.
Try rotating the pot to give your plant equal sunlight from all sides.
8. Daily Care
The most essential tip you can’t skip is caring for the plant on a regular basis, from watering it when needed to feeding it on time. Add this to your daily care list to Adjust the tied leaves whenever the leaf outgrows.
9. Removing When Needed
Once you get the shape that your heart desires, it is important to remove the frame. With time, the plant will hold its shape without needing any support, and that will be your clue to get rid of the frames.
You need to pay attention to the new pups growing from the mother plant. You can remove the pups and repot them.
10. Patience Is What You Need
They say slow and steady wins the race! So, to get a creative shape for your snake plant, you need a lot of patience. With the right care, efforts, and patience, you will achieve a classic piece to call home decor with the goodness of a snake plant.
A decor with air-purifying qualities and of course the attention seeker for your living room.
With all these tips and tricks, you will definitely add a unique creation to your collection. Remember, the basics are the key to getting a healthy plant with all other pointers. Try these ideas and let us know in the comments about your success story.
