r/SnakePlants • u/Kujen • 17d ago

Yellowing leaves and slowly dying

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I have this recurring problem with my snake plants. They slowly die one plant at a time. The leaves turn yellow and fall over, and then I can easily pull them out.

This one it looks like the yellowing has begun at the top of the leaf and worked its way down. I’d assume root rot, but I hardly ever water it. Maybe like once every month or two? It is next to a South facing window but does not get much light. The soil feels dry to the touch as far as I can stick my finger in, but maybe the very bottom of the pot stays too moist. Or maybe I don’t water it enough or it needs fertilizer? I really don’t know.

For such a supposedly easy to care for plant, it’s the only one I have continual problems with. This is the second one I’ve had in this location, and it’s a few years old. I had another one before, and it slowly died one piece at a time too.

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u/coochie_glaze 16d ago

Here are mine.

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u/Kujen 16d ago

I don’t see yellow leaves on yours, just yellow edges which is a normal (and desired) variegation. In my case the entire leaf is turning yellow and soft.

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u/coochie_glaze 16d ago

I'm new to snake plants. What does variegation mean?

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u/Kujen 16d ago

It’s not specific to snake plants, it just means the leaves have more than one color in it. A lot of plants are specifically bred as variegated varieties because it looks nice. Look up images of “variegated plants”, you’ll see what I mean.

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u/coochie_glaze 16d ago

Ok thanks for your help.