how do you trim a snake plant with overly long leaves?
Trimming snake plant leaves is not normally part of their maintenance. This is just one of those plants that is meant to have long leaves…especially non-dwarf varieties, which is probably what you have. This is a normal and healthy looking size. They’re supposed to get about 4 ft. tall. Does this look anything like yours? The only times you’ll generally hear a recommendation to trim the leaves of a snakeplant are for propagation purposes. If you are interested in propagating (growing new plants from old plant leaf cuttings), here’s what NC State University Cooperative Extension recommends: “The snake plant (Sansevieria), a monocot, can be propagated by cutting the long leaves into 3- to 4-inch pieces. Insert the cuttings vertically into the medium. New plant(s) will form from the midvein.” Now if you’re looking to repot the plant (usually because the roots have grown too large and have started to wrap themselves around the sides of the pot walls and have no new place to grow), then h
