
Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Indoor Plants
Dwarf Sansevieria (Hahnii)
Dracaena trifasciata ‘Hahnii’
Hahnii forms a low, tight rosette of short broad leaves — a bird’s nest of green rather than the usual upright spears. It rarely exceeds 20 cm, which makes it one of the most useful small plants we grow: bathrooms, bedside tables, narrow shelves, office desks.
It also clumps up readily, so within a couple of years a single plant becomes a dense cluster you can divide and share.
- Stays under 20 cm — real desk and bathroom scale
- Clumps up quickly and divides easily
- All the toughness of a full-size snake plant
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
Packed by hand
Dispatched in 1–2 working days
7-day guarantee
Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 15–20 cm
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
How to look after your Dwarf Sansevieria (Hahnii)
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Extremely adaptable — from a shaded corridor to full morning sun. Variegation stays sharpest in bright indirect light; deep shade will fade it.
- Water
- Every 2–3 weeks in summer, once a month or less in winter. Wait until the leaves feel slightly less rigid. This plant dies of kindness far more often than neglect.
- Humidity
- No special requirement. Handles dry indoor air without complaint.
- Soil
- Fast-draining cactus mix. Never a moisture-retentive potting soil.
- Feeding
- A dilute feed twice a year is plenty. Over-feeding produces floppy, weak leaves.
- Temperature
- 15–35°C. Protect from frost; below 10°C the leaves develop soft, translucent patches.
If something goes wrong
Soft, mushy base
Why it happens: Root rot from overwatering.
What to do: Unpot immediately, cut away every soft section, let the cuts dry for two days, repot in dry cactus mix.
Wrinkled, curling leaves
Why it happens: Underwatered — genuinely dry, not just thirsty.
What to do: Soak thoroughly and resume a normal cycle. Leaves plump within a week.
Variegation reverting to plain green
Why it happens: Insufficient light.
What to do: Move to a brighter spot. Remove any fully green pups so they do not outcompete the variegated growth.
Dracaena, formerly Sansevieria
We grow 14 snake plants
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
















