Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

If your snake plant is overcrowded or outgrowing its pot, it may cause yellow leaves. An occasional yellow leaf is completely normal for a snake plant. As the plant ages, old leaves yellow ...

"Snake plants should be repotted every three or four years," says Langelo. "Make sure that the new pot is 1 to 2 inches larger in diameter than the old pot." When repotting a plant with root rot ...

"You may even have to pot it up in a smaller pot if your ... causing leaves to yellow and die." Snake plants have been on almost every list of "plants that can grow in low light," but this isn ...