Having a garden means we need to prepare what kinds of plants or flowers that we want to plant inside it. There are of course different varieties of plants that we can plant into our garden depending on its function from decorating purpose or harvesting purpose. If you are looking for a unique plant that can beautify your garden, then consider planting snake plant varieties in your garden.
Why choosing Snake Plant Varieties
So before we move to the next point on how to plant snake plant varieties in order to beautify our garden. We need to first know why we choose this plant. Snake plant is also known as Sansevieria, this plant historically grown in Madagascar, Africa and can also be found in some regions of south Asia. One of the most important characteristics of this plant is that it offers a beautiful appearance with sharp and standing leaves. This plant also offers a beautiful and distinct colour variety from yellow green to yellow white. Its unique motif makes it a very distinct decoration plant that will absolutely beautify your garden.
How to Plant Snake Plant and making it a beautiful decoration for your garden
1. Choose the proper medium and soil to plant
Choose the proper medium and soil to plant snake plant varieties. What we mean by this is that you need a durable pot with the right size, the pot itself needs to have drainage holes below the pot in order to maintain the right water level. For the soil itself, we need to mix the soil with fertilisers as well as a bit of sand to give the best possible environment for the plant to grow properly.
2. Plantation and how to maintain it
Second, when we want to plant the snake plant varieties into the pot, we need to make sure that the soil only fills around two to three of the pot. Other than that make sure that we plant the plant stand up so it can grow properly. The maintenance itself is pretty simple, we need to water it consistently but make sure the soil is not too humid. Additionally place the plant on a shady place where there is sunlight but not too strong. You can also give fertiliser once a month to give proper nutrition and make sure that you clean the plant by removing dry leaves with a sharp knife or scissors..
Additional Benefits
In the end, it is quite easy to plant snake plant varieties into our garden. However, other than its beauty, we also need to know that this type of plant offers other additional benefits. Yes you read that right, there are actually other benefits of this plant such as curing diabetes, growing hair, and can be used to treat some cancer. Additionally, in some countries this plant can also be used as aromatic ingredients as well to make clothes. Pretty interesting right? With all of these benefits, this plant is definitely a good addition for anyone's garden.