I would say the water you used had something wrong with it. You’ve killed that one may as well remove it. I have had a snake plant for over 20 years. I water it every week lightly. It blooms for me every couple of years and it’s now 4 feet high. I have it in an east facing window though they do well in full sun. These are also known as cast iron plants because they’re so hard to kill. You are under watering may have used either warm water or softened water which has salt in it. Treat it right and they do very well for a very long time.
nicoleauroux
It’s possible that you went so long in between watering that some of the roots were damaged or died, therefore can’t absorb any moisture.
SeaCow_5707
Looks like you’re probably watering too much. I water mine every 4-6 weeks. When I do water I thoroughly soak the soil down and let the water drain out. Make sure your pot has good drainage, otherwise it’ll get root rot.
Edited to add: all plants need light, these are just more tolerant of low light. As long as it’s close to a window, it doesn’t need to be in direct sunlight. I have mine on a table about a foot away from a bright window and does great.
solidfragilejennifer
It appears to have crown rot, which is unrelated to root health and it happens when the center whorl of leaves become wet. The University of Florida has Dracaena-specific info on that [here](https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/dracaena.htm).
MilkyTen
I’m no expert but my 2c from my past experience:
The leaves don’t look dehydrated (they curl up and fold in themselves when they do) and look quite plump. If you haven’t watered in months and this happens after you water then it isn’t an overwatering issue but a draining issue. In my experience, if the soil doesn’t dry up within 1-2 days completely after a watering then you are likely going to have problems.
I have some snake plants that I water nearly 1-2 times a week, but the soil drains within a day. It’s been growing and sprouting pups like crazy.
My advice would be to change the soil to a ‘looser’ one. Add a bunch of perlite, or rocks etc. Also be careful that the pot isn’t too tall for the roots (I don’t think it is from the photo).
Also remove those dead leaves bc in my opinion they are too far gone.
MyDogma8UrKorma
I would absolutely change the soil to something better draining, however I concur with the assessment that it is crown rot. Be more careful while watering in the future. You don’t want water settling between the leaves.
Jimbobjoesmith
there’s some sort of rot. either over watering or poor drainage just based on the photo.
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I would say the water you used had something wrong with it. You’ve killed that one may as well remove it. I have had a snake plant for over 20 years. I water it every week lightly. It blooms for me every couple of years and it’s now 4 feet high. I have it in an east facing window though they do well in full sun. These are also known as cast iron plants because they’re so hard to kill. You are under watering may have used either warm water or softened water which has salt in it. Treat it right and they do very well for a very long time.
It’s possible that you went so long in between watering that some of the roots were damaged or died, therefore can’t absorb any moisture.
Looks like you’re probably watering too much. I water mine every 4-6 weeks. When I do water I thoroughly soak the soil down and let the water drain out. Make sure your pot has good drainage, otherwise it’ll get root rot.
Edited to add: all plants need light, these are just more tolerant of low light. As long as it’s close to a window, it doesn’t need to be in direct sunlight. I have mine on a table about a foot away from a bright window and does great.
It appears to have crown rot, which is unrelated to root health and it happens when the center whorl of leaves become wet. The University of Florida has Dracaena-specific info on that [here](https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/dracaena.htm).
I’m no expert but my 2c from my past experience:
The leaves don’t look dehydrated (they curl up and fold in themselves when they do) and look quite plump. If you haven’t watered in months and this happens after you water then it isn’t an overwatering issue but a draining issue. In my experience, if the soil doesn’t dry up within 1-2 days completely after a watering then you are likely going to have problems.
I have some snake plants that I water nearly 1-2 times a week, but the soil drains within a day. It’s been growing and sprouting pups like crazy.
My advice would be to change the soil to a ‘looser’ one. Add a bunch of perlite, or rocks etc. Also be careful that the pot isn’t too tall for the roots (I don’t think it is from the photo).
Also remove those dead leaves bc in my opinion they are too far gone.
I would absolutely change the soil to something better draining, however I concur with the assessment that it is crown rot. Be more careful while watering in the future. You don’t want water settling between the leaves.
there’s some sort of rot. either over watering or poor drainage just based on the photo.