Starfish Snake Plant
5.0 out of 5 (8 experiences)
About Starfish Snake Plant
Did you know the genus name Dracaena comes from the Greek for ‘female dragon’? Some plants in this genus have thick, red resin which was reminiscent of dragon blood! 🐲 Dracaenas are native to Africa, Asia, and northern Australia, and are known for being super easy to care for. Some species can go months without water, and many can grow well in low sunlight.
Taxonomy
Dracaena angolensis 'Boncel'
Dracaena
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
Also known as
Spear Orchid, Skyline Spear, Sansevieria 'Boncellensis' and Sansevieria 'Dwarf Boncel'
How to care for Starfish Snake Plant
How often to water your Starfish Snake Plant
Starfish Snake Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Starfish Snake Plant in your home
Starfish Snake Plant can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Starfish Snake Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Starfish Snake Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Starfish Snake Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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MY DREAM PLANT!! Finally got my hands on a starfish snake plant and he’s HUGE! Just placed him with his brothers on my plant shelf :) #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #StarfishSnakePlant #SnakePlant
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What’s wrong with my Starfish plant? So I got this star fish plant a few weeks ago and it came with a small brown spot. I just thought something hit it and the spot was going to go away. It hasn’t. It’s actually grown bigger. It isn’t neither anything that could hit it. If there’s anything to help it, please tell me🥲
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Is this actually a cylindrical snake plant? #Dracaena
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Slither Sunday meet Ariel
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Any idea what is happening to my starfish? Just purchased this starfish and I noticed a few marks, but they are getting bigger.
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#OfficePlants thriving?! I haven’t been in office in 2 weeks and I come back to see this little baby! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #GrowLights #PlantCorner #PlantShelfie #GregGang #Greggers #SnakePlant #StarfishSnakePlant
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Dracaena growing brown I’ve been trying to save this guy for nearly a year now. He just wont grow out. Any new growth he does muster comes out brown from the start. He is in a peat mix, plenty of drainage & lots of indirect light. Not sure where I’m going wrong? Any help would be overly appreciated:) #Dracaena #brownleaves
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I recently took in this very sick snake plant. Any advice on how to make it happier? I went ahead and changed out the soil immediately to something a bit more drier than what it was sitting in. Thanks in advance. #Dracaena
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The top of my plant is starting to turn brown, and the bottom of them are yellow at the root. Help needed! #Dracaena
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Why is my corn plant dying? #Dracaena
Care Summary for Starfish Snake Plant
Starfish Snake Plant
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 6ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.