Centipede plant, Ribbon bush or Tapeworm plant

Botanical Name: Homalocladium platycladum

Native Region/Environment: New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Sun/Light: Adaptable to Full sun, part shade or mostly shade.

Temperature: Indoor Houseplant with temperature above 40F. Outdoors: USDA Hardiness Zone 8-12. May be a tender perennial below 30F.

Water: Moist but not soggy.  Responds well to frequent misting.

Soil: Versatile and adaptable provided draining.

Growth Pattern: Very unusual flattened, segmented green stems with elongated somewhat arrow shaped leaves that are severely tapered where they connect.  

Mature Size: Typically a small bushy shrub, but capable of 6' in native conditions.  More commonly they remain no larger than 3'-4' high and wide.

Attributes: Excellent, novelty houseplant.  Extremely resilient to poor treatment, neglect, light frosts.  Curiously copious quantities of miniscule yellowish flowers followed by pinhead sized brilliantly red berries.

Pot: 3.5" or 4"