A couple of my Sans occasionally throw a root (usually one that was broken off during repotting) up above the soil. I don't worry about it too much. If the plant is healthy, growing and generally doing well, I presume there are bigger, better roots below the soil doing their job. It looks like your plant lives on a windowsill so it's probably getting sufficient light and growing sufficient roots under the soil.

They look ok to me.

Thank you for the advice. As you can see, another one of the leaves has started to droop. This is the third one on this plant (I've trimmed the others). I'm probably watering once monthly and I believe the plant gets sufficient light from the western facing window.

Seeing how the leaf leaf is dropping, is there any concerns w the roots above the soil?

Is that tall leaf on the left supposed to be corkscrewed like that? If the leaves feel soft and the soil is dry, maybe it is underwatered? Or could it be getting really hot in that window? Not sure, just thinking out loud...

Nicole, upon a closer look, I see that many of your leaves are closing up and folding up. Sans leaves are not supposed to do that. Generally, they should be a little rounded, but more flat than folded. For me, when Sans leaves fold, it means there is trouble below the soil line. For me, it has meant roots are dying for some reason.

It is hard to see just what your soil is like. I do see some bark, but I also see those round, green fertilizer pellets (which I hate). You might want to un-pot the plant and take a look below the soil line. Sans fasciata are generally not fussy about their soil -- a 50/50 mix of C/S soil and sifted perlite (or pumice) will work, plus a pot with drainage holes. They ARE fussy about not being over-watered. If ever I am in doubt about watering a Sans, I always figure -- leave it for another day or two. That always beats over-watering.

Thanks! I will repot the plant and try the soil mix you suggested. Appreciate the help

Hi Karen- I do open the blinds and will take your suggestion on watering every 2 weeks in the summer. I water all the way until I see water coming out the bottom

Hello Nicole, It seems that your leaves are deprived of moisture content. The Sans tells you this by bending and cracking along the axis of its normally plumb and ever so slightly curved leaves. This could mean two things, or a combination of these two. The leaves are transpiring moisture to fast, or the roots are unable to absorb moisture from the soil. Your watering interval of once a month seems appropriate, even during summer. But still, leave vitality is decreasing and your Sans is struggling and even fighting back with some creative sky-roots. It seems to me there is an overlooked factor involved overhere.

Your root system is healthy but your Sans is heavily under-watered. Not because you don't water enough, but because the roots are unable to absorb any moisture. And my best bet is that this is caused by your soil not uniformly absorbing any moisture at the root center at all. Your soil doesn't absorb water anymore. Also your clay pot provides an environment which sucks out any moisture content from the already (possibly) deprived soil. Do you know what the soil is made of? Peat is well known for locking out moisture eventually. Do you water with a cup from the top, or do you place the pot in a tub and let it soak for a few minutes? I would advise you to try this last option and give it a good soak. It will possibly reenable your soil to allow moisture. But before you do please make sure this is the culprit.

Furthermore, I've started to notice this root behaviour from my thriving S. T. "Laurentii" also. It has thrown up healthy, thick and white 'sky-roots' all along its perimeter this summer. I will keep an eye on them to take note about how they develop. Since they are deprived of moisture in this self occupied room climate, it's expected that they die-off eventually. Maybe nice to know, an optimised technique for growing healthy root systems finds it roots in this occurrence. It's called air-pruning and modified containers are available to support this behaviour. Anyhow, good luck with your Sansevieria. I hope my wall of text will be of any use to you and your plant.