What Is a Mother-in-Laws Tongue?
Mother-in-law’s tongue or Sansevieria trifasciata is a plant native to the tropics of Africa. It has been grown as a houseplant around the world since the 1800s and continues to be popular for this purpose today, as well as being used for landscaping in tropical gardens. Many nurseries carry mother-in-law’s tongue and it can also be obtained from other gardeners in the form of divisions of mature plants. Also known as snakeplant, this plant produces stiff, upright leaves with sharp tips. The leaves are evergreen and will continue to grow from basal rosettes throughout the life of the plant. Some cultivars with variegated foliage or leaves with light green edges have been developed for ornamental use. The plant grows rapidly, and will periodically produce sprays of paper flowers.
