Why is this happening?

Cold stress can severely damage your plant’s overall health, as it can lead to both overwatering and frost damage. Placing a plant in a drafty or low temperature area will reduce the amount of water your plant needs.

Symptoms

Frost cold damaged snake plant sansevieria

What to do now

Common questions

Are some plants more sensitive than others?

Some plants are more sensitive to cold than others, and each plant has a certain temperature range that it is able to withstand. For the most part, houseplants are typically tropical, meaning that they are best-suited to warmer temperatures all year round - between 65 - 80 °F (18 - 24 °C). If a plant is kept in conditions that are much too cold, it may suffer so much stress/damage that it dies. A plant might also get cold stress and damage due to sudden, drastic changes within the range it has potential to tolerate, if not acclimated slowly enough.