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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
Sansevieria Futura Robusta
Dracaena trifasciata ‘Futura Robusta’
Futura Robusta is the stocky one. The blades are much shorter and considerably wider than a standard snake plant, in a pale silvery blue-green with faint banding, and they sit in a tight low rosette rather than growing tall.
That proportion makes it far better than a full-size snake plant for a windowsill, a console table or anywhere with something above it. It stays under 40 cm more or less permanently.
- Stays under 40 cm — suits sills and shelves with low headroom
- Wide silvery-blue blades in a tight rosette
- Same indifference to light and water as the tall forms
Rs 1,500for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 30–40 cm
- Growth rate
- 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 Futura Robusta
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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