Common Name: Snake plant
Botanical name: Sansevieria trifasciata
It is a dwarfed variety of the Sansevieria type. This indoor plant has green and yellow variegated foliage. The plant gets its name from the way the leaves curl around to give a twisted effect. It grows to a height and width of about one to two feet altogether.
Did you know: Sansevieria was a treasured plant first cultivated in China. The Chinese believed that the eight gods granted various virtues to those who grew the snake plant.