What Kind of Plant?

It's Sansevieria... known as Snake Plant, or Mother-in-Law's Tongue. They actually like to be root bound, but that one looks like it could use a slightly larger pot! They also like infrequent waterings. I'd snip those yellowed leaves off and re-pot it. Give it a good watering and then forget about for a month or so.

I think that is pretty awesome that it is still in it's original container. Although I really can't tell you what the plant is. I have seen them many times in Florida but I am not a plant person, so I don't know names of things. All I know is "thats pretty" and "I want one". I have a few plants on my patio and have no idea what they are, or the names of them. Sorry!

I belive this is called something like "mother-in-laws tongue" or something like that. It sure looks like that if I am not mistaken. Ask someone how to re-pot it and you can split it as well so you can plant it in other pots and live one in the original pot. I will tell you a story about the plant. Years ago my cousin lived with us as she had to go to school in my city. My mother got one of these plants and it had 3 leafs. So they said 1 was my sisters mother in laws tongue, 1 was my cousins and 1 was mine. we were still kids at the time. Mine started out as the smalles but started growing like crazy so I got a pin and made about 20-30 holes in the pland in hope that it would kill it. my mistake soon it was tvice the size of the other 2.

Hi Carol.... WOW!!! 36 YEARS OLD!! I'm anxious to know what kind it is too.. Also how old my oldest daughter is..lol.

Looks like it could be aloe, though I'm no expert. I would look up aloe, and see if the pictures match. Then look up the care of aloe plants to see about replanting it. Obviously you've been doing a good job caring for it, though, if it has lasted 36 years.