Reaching skywards, the snake plant has an impressive list of nicknames, which includes “mother-in-law’s tongue”, owing to its spiky green and yellow stems! It makes a statement centrepiece for this urban planter, softened around the edges by “purple tongue”, kissed with shades of green and silver, and “string of hearts”, with its pretty heart-shaped leaves on long, draping vines. Growing from a white ceramic planter.