Botanical Name: Homalocladium platycladum
Common Name: Ribbon bush, Tapeworm plant, Centipede plant Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright, shrubby plant with odd flattened stems, leaves often missing; sprawling and spreading, oddly angular with age Height 4-6' Spread 4-6' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to half-shade Soil most any soil Hardiness some frost (zones 8, 9, 12-24) Morphology: Leaves small hastate 2" long, joined to flattened stems jointed at nodes – leaves often absent – structural branches normally shaped Flowers tiny pinkish flowers at stem joints Fruit inconspicuous red berry Propagation: softwood cuttings Usage: novelty plant for strange foliage and form, good in containers, tropical areas, small landscapes Landscape Care: Watering likes regular watering Fertilizing none Pruning thin out, head back to control size and form any time Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other Origin: Solomon Islands Family: Polygonaceae Notes: |
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