When the leaves grow up, they are oval. Among the feathered veins, they are tortoise shaped with many long round holes and deep cracks. Their shapes are like the pattern of tortoise shells. The stems are thick and the nodes are like bamboo stems. So they are called "tortoise bamboo".
And because the stem of the Swiss cheese plant has brown air roots, which are shaped like electric wires, it is called "electric wire grass".
The flower is like a flaming Buddha flower. The flower is very peculiar. The flower bud is yellow and white like the bottom of a boat. The flower is as big as a palm. There are fleshy ears inside. The whole flower is like a "lamp". It has a lampshade and a light bulb. The color is soft and gives a fresh and elegant feeling.
