Wilting leaves, mushy stems, and stinky soil are all signs that your snake plant is suffering from root rot. It's a common problem for this popular houseplant, and stems from overwatering or poor ...

While this is less common than other causes, the leaves of a severely root-bound snake plant can droop. "When plants are root bound, the leaves cannot get the oxygen, water, or nutrients they need ...

"Lesions can appear on the roots, damaging them and preventing them [from] uptaking water properly." Di Lallo recommends making sure that your snake plant is well hydrated after each watering.

Snake plants in their natural environment are accustomed to rocky soil, so they can manage with most potting mixes—just make sure there is sufficient oxygen near the roots, so the soil doesn’t ...

AMES, Iowa – Sansevieria, also known as snake plant, St. George’s sword ... without water, but if plants stay wet, root rot develops, causing leaves to turn yellow and collapse, eventually ...

Second, large snake plants in small pots are usually rootbound. This means that if you remove the pot, you’ll notice that there’s hardly any soil left–it’s all roots. Without much soil to ...

When the stomata are open, photosynthesis can occur. Generally, the size of a container could mean the snake plant has a more developed root system and thus needs more water. In addition to size ...