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Indoor Plants
Sansevieria Black Coppertone
Dracaena hallii ‘Black Coppertone’
Coppertone is unlike any other sansevieria we grow. Instead of upright blades it makes short, very broad, deeply channelled leaves that curve outward and wave along their edges, in a bronzed near-black green that catches copper in strong light — which is where the name comes from.
It stays low and spreads sideways rather than growing tall, so it works where an upright snake plant would be wrong: a low table, a wide shallow bowl, the front of a grouped planting. It is slow, and good specimens are genuinely scarce.
- Broad wavy leaves in a low rosette — no upright blades at all
- Bronzed near-black colour that flashes copper in strong light
- Slow-growing and uncommon; grown on here for years before sale
Rs 4,500for the 12 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 25–40 cm tall, spreading 45 cm
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Sansevieria Black Coppertone
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.
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