ribbon plant

The term "ribbon plant" can refer to several different types of plants. One common example is the spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), a popular houseplant known for its long, grassy, green-and-white-striped leaves. These plants are perennials that typically grow less than 60 cm tall and spread via fleshy, tuberous roots or underground stems called rhizomes.1

Another plant sometimes called a ribbon plant is the centipede plant (Homalocladium platycladum), an erect shrub with flat, ribbon-like stems. It is native to the Pacific Islands and is also known as ribbon bush or tapeworm plant.2

Additionally, "ribbon fern" can refer to ferns with grass-like fronds, such as those in the genus Vittaria, or a specific cultivated fern (Pteris serrulata). In Australia, the term can also describe an adder's-tongue fern (Ophioglossum pendulum).3