It’s not a Pit Viper, Cobra, Water Moccasin or a One-Eyed Trouser Snake.
It is the Dracaena Trifasciata, more commonly known as the Snake plant. It is low-maintenance, easy to propagate, and does best in indirect light. An evergreen perennial, it can bloom about once a year, producing pretty cream-colored flowers that sometimes develop into small orange fruits. But the real benefit is that the snake plant was found to filter out all three of the chemicals tested for in NASA’s Clean Air Study. Per the Healthline website it also has a history of being used in the practice of feng shui. Botanist Halina Shamshur reports “The Chinese love the snake plant for its ability to absorb negative energy,”
If you are put off by the name “Snake Plant” you may refer to it by its other common moniker: Mother-in-Law’s Tongue. But that doesn’t describe any mother-in-law I know…Cross my fingers…I mean heart!