Perennials, Tropicals > Homalocladium > Homalocladium platycladum > Homalocladium platycladum
Homalocladium platycladum
Centipede Plant, Tapeworm Plant, Ribbonbush.
Origin: Solomon Islands.
| Family |
| Polygonaceae |
| Genus |
| Homalocladium |
| Species |
| platycladum |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Muehlenbeckia platyclados, Polygonum platycladum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 25° F |
| Height |
| 2 - 3 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Mass plantings, and hedges. |
| Shape |
| Upright and sprawling. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Long wands of flat and leafless glossy-green stems to 1.5 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Several greenish white flowers, arranged in small clusters at the stem nodes. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fleshy, red or purplish, berry-like fruit. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
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