General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: To 30 feet (9m)
Leaves: Variegated
Other: Variegation absent on adult plants which develop perforations.
Fruit: Other: Red when ripe.
Flower Color: Green
Other: Spathe green
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cercestis mirabilis
  • Synonym: Rhektophyllum mirabile

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Date: c. 1888
illustration [as Nephthytis picturata] from 'Gartenflora', 1888
Location: Praha - Troja skleník Fata Morgana
Date: 2005-12-26
Photo courtesy of: Ivo Antusek. www.biolib.cz Immature leaves
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-04-27
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Young leaves sprouting from a runner
Comments:
  • Posted by mjsponies (Central Florida) on Sep 3, 2015 5:28 AM concerning plant:
    Grow this beauty in shade, with plenty of water. Although it has a reputation for being a slow grower, mine's been anything but. It propagates by throwing out runners, where new plants form and root where they touch the soil. Mine started throwing runners within a month after I received it. Other than needing warmth and very high humidity, which might be hard to provide in the average home environment, it is easy to grow.

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