Question
Hello Nick,
I live in West Central Florida and have snake plants in my yard (they surround an mature oak tree).  They were damaged by the freezes we had this past winter so that by now, many of the leaves are totally brown and others are "edged" in brown.  There are also leaves which are still kind of an "old" green and I do see a few new growths coming from the ground too.  I decided to cut back all but the new growth (which is short...6-9"), to about 4-6" above the ground.  Now I'm wondering if I did the right thing??  I know these plants are tough...if I didn't kill them, how long will it take before they have leaves of at least 12"?
Thanks you so much!

Answer
Hi Suzanne, Sansevieria are extremely resilient and unless the roots systems froze, will come back with a vengeance; prune them back for aesthetics, to the point where only healthy tissue shows, and then let Mother Nature take over, within a couple of months you won't even know they were effected. The new plants will have developed from the root system, at that point you can cut away the remaining part of the previously pruned individuals from the ground level, and the new plants will fill in nicely. Nick