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title: "Question about Snake Plant baby: I just noticed my lovely Snake Plant…"
description: "Question about Snake Plant baby: I just noticed my lovely Snake Plant is growing a little baby under her leaves (don’t mind the brown spots on mama, those were…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "abi_interrupted"
published: "2025-03-25T18:11:24.651487Z"
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# Question about Snake Plant baby: I just noticed my lovely Snake Plant…

_Posted by abi\_interrupted on 2025-03-25_

Question about Snake Plant baby:

I just noticed my lovely Snake Plant is growing a little baby under her leaves (don’t mind the brown spots on mama, those were there when I rescued her from the clearance section).  
This is my first Snake Plant, \& I am unsure if I should plan on separating the two once the baby is larger, or if they will just grow in harmony together.

I am not planning on doing anything yet, I want to see what happens as the little one gets larger, just wanted to be proactive \& ask now.

Edit: if it was a tall/upright Snake Plant, I would just let it happen as that would make it fuller, but since this one’s leaves spread wider, I am unsure.

Thanks!

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## 6 comments

### Megan commented on 2025-03-25

Personally, I would separate them once it gets bigger, for a couple reasons.

1\) The little one may not get enough light as it will be partially hidden under the leaves of the mother plant. I could be wrong about this, but that’s what I think.

2\) TWO snake plants. :)

#### abi\_interrupted replied on 2025-03-25

1\) I was also concerned about light \& also crowding.

2\) 😂 Yes; true!

### Makaila commented on 2025-04-16

I have a similarly shaped plant (star plant) and am planning on separating mine once my baby gets to be a decent size. To answer your question though, they can definitely live in harmony it’ll just need extra fertilizer. (: it’ll come down to your preference for the look

### NewMama commented on 2025-08-10

My baby is in the middle of mama, would you still separate them or let baby grow and mama together?

#### Just Me replied on 2025-09-13

I have the same thing happening and I am keeping them together because I sm afraid to break apart.

#### NewMama replied on 2025-09-15

I was too, keeping them together is great, mamma lost a leave but baby is growing beautifully!

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