snake plant
noun
: a west African sansevieria (Sansevieria trifasciata) having stiff usually long erect leaves and grown especially as a houseplant
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Robins also points out that adding plants can help improve the oxygen levels in your bedroom (spider plants and snake plants are two low-maintenance houseplants that can help), and suggests using neutral colors for paint, rugs, and bedding.
All in all, your bedroom should be a sanctuary.
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
There are various types of snake plants with features that vary slightly in color and height.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Good foliage plants for these low light areas include pothos, heartleaf philodendrons, aglaonema, sansevieria (snake plant), ZZ plant and variegate schefflera.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Care and Feeding What most people know about the classic snake plant is that reputation for withstanding neglect.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
There are various types of snake plants with features that vary slightly in color and height.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Good foliage plants for these low light areas include pothos, heartleaf philodendrons, aglaonema, sansevieria (snake plant), ZZ plant and variegate schefflera.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Care and Feeding What most people know about the classic snake plant is that reputation for withstanding neglect.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snake plant
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“Snake plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake%20plant. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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