General Landscape Uses: Tropical garden accent, ground cover for shaded areas, understory plant, container plant

Ecological Restoration Notes: Understory regeneration in tropical forests, soil health and erosion control, carbon sequestration, habitat restoration for wildlife

Description:  A terrestrial, crawling aroid known for its large, heart-shaped velvety leaves with striking white veins.

Dimensions: Height 2.5 ft

Growth Rate: Slow

Native Range: South America

Native Habitats: Tropical rainforests

Soils: Well-drained, aroid

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Low

Light Requirements: Part sun

Flower Color: A pale green to creamy-white

Flower Characteristics: A spathe that is usually light green, white, or cream-colored; A spadix that is whitish to pale yellow

Flowering Season: Spring and summer

Fruit: Small, fleshy and berry like from green to yellow or orange as they mature

Wildlife and Ecology: Soil stability and nutrient cycling, microhabitat for wildlife, pollination and reproduction

Horticultural Notes: Grown from rhizome division.

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