Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado Live Plant – 6 inch Pot – Air Purifying Snake Plant

Overview

Introduce a touch of modern elegance to your home with the Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant. This striking succulent, often known as a Snake Plant, comes ready in a 6-inch pot, offering immediate beauty and numerous benefits. The ‘Mikado’ variety stands out with its unique, slim, vertical, and densely packed leaves that create a powerful green statement. Ideal for those seeking an easy care snake plant, this variety thrives on neglect, making it perfect for beginners or busy plant enthusiasts. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this air purifying houseplant actively cleans formaldehyde from the air and releases oxygen at night, contributing to a healthier indoor environment. Its adaptability to various light conditions and low water requirements solidify its reputation as a top choice for indoor greenery.

The Sansevieria Fernwood ‘Mikado’ is a hybrid of Sansevieria cylindrica, offering a distinct architectural form that complements contemporary interior designs. Its robust nature and ability to tolerate a wide range of growing conditions make it a versatile addition to almost any room. Whether placed on a desk, shelf, or as part of a larger plant arrangement, its upright growth habit ensures it doesn’t take up much space while still providing significant visual impact. This particular Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant is a fantastic investment for long-lasting beauty and easy maintenance.

Key Benefits

The Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant offers a multitude of benefits that extend beyond its striking appearance, making it a highly desirable addition to any indoor setting. Its resilience and air-purifying capabilities are just a few reasons why this snake plant is a favorite among plant lovers.

• Exceptional Air Purification: This air purifying houseplant is renowned for its ability to remove toxins like formaldehyde and benzene from the air, providing a cleaner and healthier living environment. It uniquely releases oxygen at night, making it an ideal bedroom companion.
• Low Maintenance & Drought Tolerant: As an easy care snake plant, the Mikado requires minimal attention. It tolerates infrequent watering and can withstand periods of drought, perfect for those new to plant care or with busy schedules.
• Space-Saving Elegance: The elegant, narrow, and upright growth habit of the Sansevieria Fernwood ‘Mikado’ makes it an excellent choice for small spaces, desks, or shelves, adding a sophisticated green touch without overcrowding.
• Adaptable to Various Light Conditions: While it thrives in bright indirect light, this tough plant can also tolerate low-light conditions, offering flexibility in placement within your home or office.
• Long-Lasting Beauty: With proper Sansevieria plant care, this durable succulent can live for many years, providing continuous aesthetic appeal and air-purifying benefits.
• Pet-Friendly (with caution): While all Sansevieria should be kept away from pets to avoid ingestion, they are generally considered less toxic than some other common houseplants, making them a safer choice for homes with animals when placed out of reach.
• Excellent Gift Choice: Due to its easy care and attractive appearance, the Mikado snake plant makes a thoughtful and lasting gift for friends, family, or colleagues.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant is incredibly straightforward, solidifying its reputation as an easy care snake plant. These resilient plants are forgiving and can tolerate a range of conditions, making them ideal for both novice and experienced plant owners. Understanding basic Sansevieria plant care principles will ensure your plant thrives for years to come.

For sunlight, these plants are highly adaptable. They will tolerate low to bright indirect light conditions. For optimal growth and to encourage faster development, place your Mikado in bright indirect light. Avoid direct, harsh sunlight, especially if placing it outdoors, as this can scorch the leaves. If you wish to acclimate it to a full-sun outdoor environment, do so gradually over several weeks. When it comes to watering, less is definitely more for this succulent. Water only when the soil is completely dry to the touch. Being a succulent, its leaves store water, reducing the need for frequent watering. When you do water, do so slowly and thoroughly, ensuring the entire root ball is saturated. Crucially, always drain any excess water from the grow pot to prevent root rot, which is the most common issue for snake plants. Over-watering can lead to bacterial issues and soft, dying foliage.

The right soil is key for your Mikado snake plant. They thrive in well-draining soil mixes. A standard bagged potting soil is often adequate, but mixing in pumice, perlite, or wood chips, or even some cactus potting soil, will significantly improve drainage. This prevents waterlogging and promotes healthy root development. Sansevierias are quite tolerant of being root-bound, so frequent repotting is not necessary. If you want to limit its growth, simply refrain from repotting for a few years. They are adaptable to most temperatures, with an ideal range between 60-85°F (15-29°C), and can handle minor fluctuations. Average household humidity is perfectly suitable, as they are not particularly sensitive to humidity levels. Fertilize sparingly; once a month during the growing season (spring and summer) with a quarter-strength liquid fertilizer, or use a slow-release fertilizer in the spring. For larger plants, organic compost like worm castings can be scratched into the topsoil layer and then watered in.

Size & Details

This offering is for one Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant, carefully grown and shipped in a 6-inch nursery pot. The plant typically arrives at a height suitable for immediate display, showcasing its distinctive upright, narrow foliage. The ‘Mikado’ variety is known for its compact yet striking presence, making it an ideal choice for tabletops, desks, or shelves where space might be limited but a strong green statement is desired. Its growth rate is moderate, and it can reach heights of 1-3 feet (30-90 cm) indoors with optimal care, maintaining its slim profile.

The plant is shipped in its nursery pot with soil, ensuring minimal shock upon arrival and easy placement into your chosen decorative planter. Its robust nature means it travels well and adapts quickly to new environments. You can expect this plant to provide lasting beauty and air-purifying benefits for many years, making it a valuable addition to your indoor plant collection. The 6-inch pot size provides a healthy starting point for growth, offering ample room for its root system to establish and develop.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant get? A: The Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant, when mature, typically reaches a height of 1 to 3 feet (30-90 cm) indoors. Its narrow profile ensures it remains compact and suitable for smaller spaces, even at full height.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: This Mikado snake plant is sold and shipped in a standard 6-inch nursery pot, providing a good foundation for its root system and immediate display upon arrival.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: While Sansevieria can tolerate outdoor conditions in warm climates (USDA zones 9-11), it is primarily cultivated and best suited as an air purifying houseplant due to its sensitivity to cold temperatures.
• Q: How much sunlight does the Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado need? A: This easy care snake plant thrives in bright indirect light but is highly tolerant of low-light conditions. Avoid direct, intense sunlight, especially for prolonged periods, to prevent leaf scorching.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? Is it good for beginners? A: Yes, the Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado live plant is one of the easiest houseplants to care for, making it an excellent choice for beginners. Its drought tolerance and adaptability contribute to its low-maintenance nature.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? Is it shipped in soil? A: Your plant will arrive established in its 6-inch nursery pot with soil, carefully packaged to ensure it reaches you in healthy condition, ready to be placed in your home.
• Q: Is the Mikado snake plant pet-safe? A: While Sansevieria plants are generally considered mildly toxic if ingested by pets, they are less dangerous than some other common houseplants. It’s always best to keep this air purifying houseplant out of reach of curious pets.
• Q: How often should I water my Sansevieria Fernwood Mikado? A: Watering frequency depends on light and temperature, but a good rule for Sansevieria plant care is to water only when the soil is completely dry. Overwatering is the most common cause of problems for this plant.
• Q: What is the best soil type for this plant? A: The Mikado snake plant prefers a well-draining potting mix. You can use a standard potting soil amended with perlite, pumice, or cactus mix to enhance drainage.
• Q: Does this plant require much humidity? A: No, Sansevieria plants are not fussy about humidity and thrive in average household humidity levels. No special humidity requirements are needed for this easy care snake plant.