Real Touch Artificial Snake Plant - 12 Leaf Yellow-Edged Sansevieria in Pot

The snake plant is the shape interior stylists reach for because it does something no other plant does: it gives height and strong vertical lines in a narrow footprint, which is exactly what a bare corner, a hallway or the gap beside a sofa needs. This is that shape without the plant — 12 lifelike leaves with yellow edges and real touch texture, so the leaves have the slight give and matte surface of the living thing rather than the shine that gives cheap artificials away. The point of artificial here is not laziness but placement: it will hold its colour in a dark corner, a windowless bathroom or an office where nothing living survives. No watering, no light, no pruning — permanently presentable.

Specifications

Buying guide

Put artificial plants where living ones fail, and they stop looking like a compromise: dark corners, windowless bathrooms, hallways, offices, rental properties and anywhere you travel away from for weeks. The snake plant shape is the most useful because it adds height without spreading. Two things separate a convincing artificial from an obvious one, and both are in your control. First, the container: move it into a real ceramic or concrete planter rather than leaving it in a plain nursery pot, since the pot is what most people actually notice. Second, dust — artificial leaves collect a grey film that reads as fake within weeks, so wipe them with a damp cloth every couple of weeks. Bend the leaves slightly apart when you unpack it so they are not all facing one way, and keep it out of harsh direct sunlight, which fades any artificial foliage over years.

How it compares

Against a living snake plant, this needs no water, light or attention and works in a dark corner where nothing survives. Compared with the artificial grass plant, that is soft and feathery where this gives strong vertical lines. Against the red foliage plant, this is the quieter, more architectural shape. Against a cut-flower arrangement, artificial greenery lasts indefinitely at no ongoing cost.

Frequently asked questions

Where does an artificial plant make sense?
Anywhere a living one fails — dark corners, windowless bathrooms, hallways, offices, rentals, or a home you leave for weeks at a time.

How do I make it look convincing?
Move it into a real ceramic or concrete planter rather than the plain nursery pot, and separate the leaves so they are not all facing one way.

Does it need any care?
Only dusting. Artificial leaves collect a grey film that reads as fake within weeks, so wipe them with a damp cloth every couple of weeks.

Do you deliver outside Nairobi?
Yes — same-day delivery within Nairobi and countrywide shipping to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and beyond, with payment by M-Pesa or on delivery.

Pairs well with

• Artificial Green Grass Plant 120cm - Tall Feathery Foliage for Floor Corners
• Real Touch Artificial Red Foliage Plant - 56 Leaf Spiky Bonsai Style Plant in Pot
• Honeycomb Textured Concrete Planters - Indoor and Outdoor Plant Pots in 3 Sizes

Available at WIMU Kitchen, Nairobi. Same-day Nairobi delivery · countrywide shipping (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret) · pay by M-Pesa or on delivery. Questions? WhatsApp +254 758 157 035.