General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Plant Spread: Climbs trees and other structures to 25 feet or more. If the plant has nothing to climb, it will scramble along the ground forming a dense groundcover.
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Brown to greenish-yellow spadix, matures to bright red.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Arrowhead Vine
  • Arrowhead Plant
  • Nephthytis
  • Goosefoot Plant

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Location: Cano Negro, Costa Rica | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-19
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-07
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-08
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-20
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-07
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-08
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-05
Leafshape changes  when the plant starts climbing..
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-05
Leafshape changes  when the plant starts climbing..

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