How do you fertilize? It will grow more if you feed it during the growing season, so I would wait until spring. It looks really nice, btw.

It might be waiting for Spring.

As said above, assuming you're in the Northern Hemisphere, wait until March and transplant into a larger pot. I don't feed at this time of year, and even when you do, these are not big feeders. And though these will tolerate lower light, they do prefer a good deal of direct sun. If you can place them somewhere protected from wind, outside, they will respond well to outdoor sun (but need to be acclimated to full sun if they do go out). Had one once on a very hot, western exposure deck. Only time one of mine every actually flowered. Flowers are almost obnoxiously sweet. You plant looks gorgeous as commented above.

now called dracaena

Hi Yana. For these, "medium" light would be right in an E or W window, centered, with the pot lip only a few inches from the sill. Not very similar to medium light for humans. If it's off to the side of the window to where it doesn't get much direct sun, then that's very low light for these. So more sun is the biggest thing to encourage winter growth. Since mine have decent sun, I do fertilize them straight thru the winter and get good growth from it. I don't like infrequent big doses of fertilizer. Instead I give mine 1/4 tsp/gal Dynagro Foliage Pro at every watering, and they're very actively growing right now.

Yana, I think this depends very much on where you are and what your climate and temperatures are like.

Your Sans looks VERY healthy to me. I wouldn't fiddle with it tremendously. I also don't "overpot" mine -- which seem to do best when they are a bit tight in the pot. I live in Florida where it's pretty warm all year, and my Sansevierias GROW all year too. But the three big factors are: Where you are and what the temperatures are like, NOT overwatering the plant, and how much or little light it gets. As Phoenix Rising said above, they CAN do very well in bright light and even direct sun.

I do not fertilize much. Tom H above describes using Foliage Pro by DynaGro. I do use that product -- but NOT for plants that are in a cactus/succulent soil or soil blend (i.e., with pumice or perlite added). I use Foliage Pro for my plants that are in NON-organic mixes -- that is, there is no soil, just pumice or pumice + grit, or Turface, pumice and grit. My Sans tend do best in a blend that is about 40-50% C/S soil and then 50-60% pumice or perlite. Then, I fertilize rarely. But, I have learned by experimentation what they like, and you will too, I bet.

So here is my best advice: It's almost December. If you are heading into a winter season, let your plant be. Water it when it IS DRY, and not before. Give it light and warmth. Sans don't like cold. Watch it -- makes notes, take photos. Remember that Sansevierias grow by rhizomes UNDER THE SOIL. So -- lots of growth may be happening under the soil that you can't and won't see until -- one day in April, new pups will rise up and show their heads! I have a Sans Hahnii that did nothing for ONE YEAR, maybe longer. Three weeks ago, I saw 3 pups just peeking out of the soil all at once. It's thrilling when that happens!

Robin, I'm curious why you don't use foliage pro only on plants with organics in the mix? Also, I hear many people say you should fertilize them infrequently, but I don't understand why. Here is one that enjoys getting Foliage Pro at every watering all thru the year.

Also I would like to point out that your 50:50 super-drainage mix is best getting them started and avoiding overwatering, especially when under poor conditions; but they will definitely grow faster indoors as a houseplant in partially organic mixes (after the plant is established).

Tom -- I don't fertilize much at all. If I fertilize my plants (all Gasteria, Haworthia, Aloe, Euphorbia and Sans), it might be once a year. IF I do that, then I throw in a couple drops of FoliagePro 9-3-6 (or another commercial fertilizer in the same proportion). But -- I have some that are planted in inorganic mixes like pure pumice or variations on a gritty mix, and those I DO fertilize very lightly at every watering with FP.

Beyond that -- realize that I am in Florida and ALL my plants are outside ALL year long. They are on a screened-in lanai at the rear of my house. There IS a roof over it, but beyond that it's fresh air and sunshine. I'm not growing plants for fabulous growth or even fast growth. Plants in Florida tend to grow very fast indeed because of the sunshine, warm weather and fresh unpolluted air. Because I have 80 plants and not much space, mine are mostly compact and I focus on overall health rather than large growth.

Regarding the actual proportion of the mixes, I tend to keep a 50/50 balance because generally, I can achieve the plant health I'm looking for and avoid hydrophobic soil mixes with appropriate materials for drainage. But again, my plants are NOT indoor plants, NOT behind windows, and NOT exposed to an indoor thermostat-controlled climate.

Thank you, everybody!

I haven’t fertilized it, but I will try that in the spring or summer. I am in Toronto, Canada, and don’t get much sun in the winter, especially the way this house is situated.

Tom, your plant looks amazing!

Thank you all for your comments and useful tips, I really appreciate it!

Yana -- please come back in the springtime and let us know what you did with this plant and how it worked.

Yana,

Great looking plant. It is well grown and looks super great! Relax and give it some time. They are known slow growers. Sooner or later you will notice some new growth and then time for re-potting. Don't play with success and you could always mess up and have some bad trouble with it.

You could do more harm with fertilizer than good on slow growing plants like Sansevieria. I use simple compost tea and alfalfa mixed in the soil or use alfalfa tea to water it.

It is now re-classified into Dracaena now but here we still use the old name Sansevieria to keep it simple and less confusing.

Yana, don't forget that if you want more of this plant you can always grow them from leaves you get from your main plant. If one has minor damage or a tear, use it for propagating. Best to do this in summer but thought I'd mention it now. If you're interested in this and need more info, let us know.