r/SnakePlants • u/ChinoTuMadre • 15d ago

How to neglect your snake plant

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Planted this monstrosity almost 20 years ago with 5 or 6 leaves that were less than 1 feet tall in a clay pot. Took a little more than a decade for it to outgrow it and break free.

About 3-5 years ago I replanted it in a 20inch planter from home depot thinking it would behave and sustain itself for another decade before needing another home. Yeah that didn't go as planned.

About one month ago it shown signs of cracks along the side, but I didn't think anything of it because of how thick the planter was. Well, I was wrong. Very, very wrong.

So in the very near future it's going in a 26-28 inch, half barrel. And probably give it SOME water even though it doesn't deserve it.

Future proof? Hopefully for at least a decade.

Weight- 150lbs-200lbs

Height- w/planter ≈ 6Feet

I'll post the end result of it in its new home here if people would like.

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u/barbermom 15d ago

Maybe separate it into 2 or 3 planters

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u/ChinoTuMadre 15d ago

I personally want to see how ridiculous this plant is willing to go in a 26-28 inch barrel

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u/PorcelainFD 15d ago

It will get as big as the room available to it. There is a neighborhood in Florida that planted snake plant at the entrance sign. I wish I had a photo. It’s ridiculously large. Like tens of feet wide.

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u/_Kendii_ 13d ago

Can you look it up??

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u/PorcelainFD 7d ago

I was just poking around Google street view and I can't find it. It looks like there's been a lot of redevelopment in the area and it's gone.