The snake plant has been passed around for generations, a cutting from a neighbor, a pot in an office lobby, the thing someone hands you when you say you kill everything. It earned that reputation honestly. Stiff upright leaves banded in green and edged in gold, growing straight up, asking for almost nothing.

On a moss ball, the shape finally gets to do its work. Hard vertical lines rising out of a round ball of moss, nothing softening the contrast, nothing in the way. It reads well anywhere you need height without width.

Sansevieria is a succulent at heart. Those thick leaves store their own water, and a moss ball that dries down fully between soakings is exactly the rhythm it was built for.

Details

• Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata, formerly Sansevieria)
• Category: Succulent
• Live moss ball, hand formed
• Display dish sold separately
• Handmade individually, so moss coverage, ball shape, and leaf count vary from the photo.
• Approximately 5″ X 12″

Care

• Light: tolerates nearly anything, from a dim corner to bright indirect light. Brighter light keeps the gold edges strong and the leaves tight and upright.
• Water: soak 2 to 3 minutes, drain fully, then wait until the ball is completely dry and light in the hand. Roughly every 3 to 4 weeks indoors, less in winter. This is the only way to kill a snake plant, watering on a schedule instead of by weight, until the base goes soft.
• Temperature: normal indoor range, above 50F / 10C. Keep it away from cold drafts.
• Soft or mushy leaf bases mean too much water. Wrinkled or leaning leaves mean too little, which is a much easier fix.
• It grows slowly. A few new leaves a year is a healthy snake plant, not a stalled one.
• Low light is survival, not growth. If you want it to put out new leaves, give it a bright spot.
• Toxic to cats and dogs if chewed.

Every ball is formed and wrapped by hand, so the jute pattern and the shape of the sphere are unique to your piece. The plant varies too, in size, form, and color. Yours will not look exactly like the photo, and we think that is the best part.