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Indoor Plants
Sansevieria Masoniana (Whale Fin)
Dracaena masoniana
Masoniana grows a single, vast, paddle-shaped leaf that can reach 25 cm across and over a metre tall, mottled in dark and light green with a red-purple edge at the base. Most plants are sold as a single leaf in a pot, and that is exactly the point — it is closer to sculpture than horticulture.
It is extremely slow. A new leaf every year or two is normal. Buy it at the size you want it, because it will not get much bigger quickly.
- Single dramatic paddle leaf up to 1 m tall
- Grown on for years to reach saleable size
- Extremely slow — buy the size you actually want
Rs 5,050for the 12 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery free on this size.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 60 cm – 1.2 m tall, single leaf 20–25 cm wide
- Growth rate
- Extremely 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 Masoniana (Whale Fin)
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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