General Landscape Uses: Shade garden accent, tropical border, container gardening

Ecological Restoration Notes: Shaded tropical landscape beds

Description: A tropical ornamental foliage plant known for its broad, lush green leaves speckled with silvery-white markings.

Dimensions: Height 3 – 4 ft.; Width 2 – 3 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Central and South America

Native Habitats: Tropical rainforests, humid jungle understories, and lowland forest edges

Soils: Average to acidic soil with some moisture retention, well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part Sun

Flower Color: White or cream

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular

Flowering Season: Spring to summer

Fruit: Small, fleshy berries that are green to orange when ripe

Wildlife and Ecology: Provides cover for small animals and insects in the forest understory

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by cuttings

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