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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: Climbs to 15 feet or more.
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Highly variable shape.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Shingle Plant
Also sold as:
  • Rhaphidophora celatocaulis

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2017-12-05
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2017-12-05
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2017-12-05
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2019-06-24
FINALLY got this to start shingling up the trunk of my bauhinia t
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2019-02-04
a baby vine mass, has not started to climb and shingle yet
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2020-10-15
In my house

Immature (juvenile) leaves sometimes called R. celatocaulis. eMon

Mature leaves. eMonocot Team Rhaphidophora CATE Araceae http://ar

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